Uton Dowe

Uton George Dowe (born 29 March 1949) is a former Jamaican cricketer. He played four Tests for the West Indies as a fast bowler from 1971 to 1973.

Uton Dowe
Personal information
Full nameUton George Dowe
Born (1949-03-29) 29 March 1949
Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 140)1 April 1971 v India
Last Test16 February 1973 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1969/70-1976/77Jamaica
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class LA
Matches 4 27 3
Runs scored 8 128 11
Batting average 8.00 7.11 -
100s/50s -/- -/- -/-
Top score 5* 25* 6*
Balls bowled 1014 5167 165
Wickets 12 97 4
Bowling average 44.50 27.86 32.00
5 wickets in innings - 3 0
10 wickets in match - - 0
Best bowling 4/69 7/19 2/39
Catches/stumpings 3/- 9/- -/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 February 2019

He played for Jamaica from the 1969–70 season to the 1976–77 season. He was the leading wicket-taker in the 1970–71 Shell Shield season, with 24 wickets at 15.75, including 2 for 34 and 7 for 19 in the match against Combined Leeward and Windward Islands,[1] a performance which was immediately rewarded with his Test debut in the Fourth Test against India, in which he took 4 for 69 and 1 for 22.[2]

Despite his short Test career, Dowe is famous for the so-called 11th commandment, 'Dowe shalt not bowl', dished out to him by spectators in his final Test match against Australia in 1972-73, in response to his erratic bowling to Keith Stackpole.[3][4]

References

  1. Combined Leeward and Windward Islands v Jamaica 1970-71
  2. West Indies v India, Bridgetown 1970-71
  3. Sobers, G. (1988) Twenty Years at the Top, Macmillan, London, p.24
  4. "Sri Lanka pinch a classic". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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