Greg Rowell

Gregory John Rowell (born 1 September 1966 in Lindfield, New South Wales) is an Australian cricket player, who has played for the Queensland Bulls, New South Wales Blues, and Tasmanian Tigers. He was a right-handed batsman and useful right arm fast bowler.

Greg Rowell
Personal information
Full nameGregory John Rowell
Born (1966-09-01) 1 September 1966
Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia
Height204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
BattingRight-hand batsman
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989–1991New South Wales
1991–1998Queensland
1998–1999Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 46 27
Runs scored 527 51
Batting average 11.45 8.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 45* 17*
Balls bowled 9,623 1,440
Wickets 147 27
Bowling average 30.98 34.03
5 wickets in innings 4 0
10 wickets in match 1 0
Best bowling 7/46 3/30
Catches/stumpings 26/– 5/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 16 August 2010

On 11 May 2007, Rowell announced his intention to stand as the Labor candidate for Lord Mayor in the 2008 Brisbane City Council election .[1] He secured 29% of the primary vote and lost to incumbent Campbell Newman.[2][3]

Since then, Rowell has campaigned strongly on the issues of securing water for Brisbane's future and the need to provide better public transport. Brisbane is currently experiencing Level Six water restrictions, and users of its bus system experience chronic overcrowding.

See also

References

  1. Emma Chalmers (11 May 2007). "Bowler's run for City Hall". The Courier-Mail.
  2. "Mayoral Election – ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. "Rowell concedes defeat – Queensland – BrisbaneTimes – brisbanetimes.com.au". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 4 March 2017.


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