Mark Bowen (cricketer)

Mark Nicholas Bowen (born 6 December 1967) is a former English cricketer active from 1991 to 2000, playing for Northamptonshire.

Bowen was born in Redcar, Yorkshire. He appeared in 67 first-class matches as a right arm fast medium bowler who was a righthanded batsman. He is regularly regarded as the second best bowler to have played cricket for Redcar CC, only to Mick McCabe. Bowen took 183 first-class wickets with a best performance of seven for 73 and scored 817 runs with a highest score of 32.^[1]

Bowen now plays Hockey for Keswick HC, He regularly appears for the 1st xl playing central midfield. Bowen is known for his extremely hard slap stick shot which has broken through wire fencing and hurt goal keepers feet through the padding. He can hit a ball so hard that it even makes the big man himself Shaun Wilson tremble.

Bowen also takes a lot of banter from the hockey team because of his resemblance to Harry Potter, the phrase "you're a wizard Bowen" can often be heard.

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