Alexander Patrick O'Dowd (born 25 February 1967) is a professional first class rugby coach and former New Zealand first class cricketer.
He has coached North Harbour Rugby Union Mitre 10 Cup side for 3 seasons, was head coach of the Dutch national side and as of 2019 is Assistant Coach with Nottingham Rugby Club in the English Championship and.A right-handed batsman, O'Dowd made 17 appearances in first-class cricket, 14 of them for Auckland between 1991 and the end of 1993 and three more for Northern Districts in 1996-97.
He also Captained Auckland in one-day and 4-day first class cricket and played List A cricket for the same teams.
O'Dowd scored his only century in his second match; hitting 113 against Canterbury in 1992.
He also briefly served as Auckland's captain.For several seasons from 1991 O'Dowd was a cricket player/coach in the Netherlands for Hoofdklasse club HBS Craeyenhout.
O'Dowd's son, Max O'Dowd, also plays cricket, and, by virtue of holding a Dutch passport, made his debut for the Dutch national side in 2015.