Harry Downer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harry Downer

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1915

Place of Birth: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Harry Rodney Downer (19 October 1915 – March 1980) was an English first-class cricketer.
Downer was a right-handed batsman.
He was born in Southampton, Hampshire. Downer served in the British Army as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Intelligence Corps during the Second World War.
Following the war, Downer represented Hampshire in two first-class matches in 1946, the first County Championship after the war.
He made his debut against Middlesex at Lord's.
In this match he was dismissed for a single run in Hampshire's first-innings by Bill Etherington.
In their second-innings he was dismissed for 4 by the same bowler.
His second and final first-class match came against Gloucestershire at the County Ground, Southampton.
In this match he was dismissed for a duck in Hampshire's first-innings by Sam Cook and in their second-innings he was run out for 3.
His two matches for Hampshire had yielded him 8 runs at a batting average of 2.00.