John Bowden (17 October 1916 – 22 December 1988) was an Irish

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er and

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player. He was born and died in

County Antrim County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, ) is one of six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population o ...

Cricket

A right-handed batsman and pelvis-break bowler, he made his debut for

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in July 1946 against

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. He went on to play for Ireland on 18 occasions, the last coming against

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in August 1956. Six of these matches had first-class status.

Field hockey

Bowden played for

Lisnagarvey Hockey Club Lisnagarvey Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1901 and was originally based in Lisburn. The club was named after Lisnagarvey, the townland that eventually expanded in ...

and played for the

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on nineteen occasions.

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