Jamie McDowall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetJamie McDowall
English cricketer
Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1947
Place of Birth: Sutton Coldfield, England, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Jamie McDowall
- James Ian McDowall (born 9 December 1947) is a former English cricketer.
- McDowall was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. Jamie McDowall was born at Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, and was educated at Rugby School and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.
- He made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Nottinghamshire at Fenner's in 1969.
- He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1969 and 1970, making a total of seventeen first-class appearances, the last of which came against Warwickshire.
- In his seventeen matches, he scored a total of 446 runs at an average of 14.86, with a high score of 62.
- This score was his only half century for the university and came against Leicestershire in 1969.
- He also took 26 catches and made a single stumping.
- He gained a Blue in cricket during his time at Cambridge. It was also in 1969 that he made his debut for Warwickshire in a first-class match against Somerset in the County Championship at Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare.
- He made eleven further first-class appearances for Warwickshire, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1973 County Championship.
- In his twelve first-class appearances for the county, he scored 365 runs at an average of 20.27, with a high score of 89.
- This score was his only half century for Warwickshire and came against Oxford University in 1973.
- He also took 24 catches and made 2 stumpings.
- McDowall also made two List A appearances for Warwickshire in the 1973 John Player League against Middlesex and Somerset.
- The presence of first choice wicket-keeper Alan Smith in the Warwickshire side limited his appearances in the first eleven.
- He left Warwickshire at the end of the 1974 season. He later served in various positions in Warwickshire's administration.
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