Karl Robert O'Dowda (born 8 May 1970) is a New Zealand former

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er. He played first-class and

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matches for Central Districts and

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between the 1988–89 and 2000–01 seasons.Karl O'Dowda

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. Retrieved 20 May 2016. O'Dowda was born at

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in the

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region of New Zealand in 1970. He was educated at

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in the city.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 101. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
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at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.) After playing age-group cricket for Central Districts at the start of the 1988–89 season, he made his senior representative debut for the side in a December 1988 List A match against

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, taking two wickets on debut. He went on to play a further List A match and two first-class matches for the team during the season, as well as playing for

in the Hawke Cup. He toured Australia with the national under-19 team later in the season, playing in three unofficial Text matches and two Youth

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s on the tour. Later in 1989 he toured England with the side, playing in a further three Youth ODIs on the tour.Karl O'Dowda
CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2023. Although he played for age-group and Second XI sides the following season, as well as for Taranaki again, O'Dowda did not feature in Central Districts' First XI again. He moved to play for Otago ahead of the 1991–92 season, playing five Plunket Shield matches during the season. He played intermittently for Otago over the following nine season, making a total of nine first-class and 14 Last A appearances for the team. O'Dowda has since worked in the police service, including as a Detective Constable in the

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'', 24 January 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

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* 1970 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Central Districts cricketers Otago cricketers Cricketers from New Plymouth People educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1970s-stub