Alexander Butler Rowley (3 October 1837 – 9 January 1911) was an English

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er active from 1854 to 1871 who played for

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. He was born in

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and died in

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. He appeared in 31 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who bowled left arm slow medium roundarm. He scored 967 runs with a highest score of 63

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and took 78

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s with a best performance of six for 21.Alexander Rowley at ESPNcricinfo
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