Will Owen (cricketer)

William Thomas Owen (born 2 September 1988) is a Welsh cricketer who plays for Cheshire. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.

Will Owen
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Thomas Owen
Born (1988-09-02) 2 September 1988
St Asaph, Wales
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium pace
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–2015Glamorgan (squad no. 34)
2016–Cheshire
First-class debut19 September 2007 Glamorgan v Gloucestershire
Last First-class20 July 2014 Glamorgan v Derbyshire
List A debut16 May 2010 Glamorgan v Unicorns
Last List A19 June 2013 Glamorgan v Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 24 25 23
Runs scored 363 78 8
Batting average 19.10 13.00 8.00
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 69 13* 8
Balls bowled 3,136 771 360
Wickets 51 37 17
Bowling average 43.94 21.13 34.11
5 wickets in innings 1 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 – –
Best bowling 5/124 5/49 3/21
Catches/stumpings 6/– 6/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 17 August 2015

Born in St Asaph, Clwyd, Owen attended Prestatyn High School and began his cricket career playing for Prestatyn Cricket Club. He was soon spotted by the Glamorgan scouts and began playing for their second XI in 2006. In 2007, he made his debut for Wales Minor Counties and at the end of the season, he made his first-class debut for Glamorgan, playing in their final County Championship match of the season against Gloucestershire.

That year, Owen began a degree course at UWIC in Cardiff, and therefore divided his time in the 2008 season between playing for the Cardiff University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, the Glamorgan 2nd XI, Wales Minor Counties, Pentyrch and Prestatyn. The 2009 season saw him continue to turn out for Wales Minor Counties and the Glamorgan 2nd XI, but he played his club cricket for Abergavenny.

In 2010, Owen returned to the Glamorgan 1st XI, almost three years after his debut. He made his return in a Clydesdale Bank 40 match against Unicorns at Dean Park, Bournemouth, on 16 May 2010, taking five wickets for 39 runs, and then scoring 12 runs off 12 balls; however, Glamorgan lost by 58 runs. The following week, he returned to first-class cricket with a County Championship match away to Leicestershire, and although he took no wickets and made no runs, Glamorgan won by 10 wickets. His Twenty20 debut came on 11 June, in Glamorgan's third match of the 2010 Friends Provident t20 away to the Essex Eagles; his bowling conceded 36 runs in two overs, but he did not bat as Glamorgan won by 7 wickets.

He was forced to retire from professional cricket in August 2015 as a result of long-term back and hip injuries.[1] However, he made a comeback in the 2016 season, signing for Cheshire and Chester Boughton Hall.[2]

Career best performances
Batting Bowling
Score Fixture Venue Season Score Fixture Venue Season
FC 69 Glamorgan v Derbyshire Derby 2011 5–124 Glamorgan v Middlesex Cardiff 2011
LA 13* Glamorgan v Leicestershire Foxes Leicester 2013 5–49 Glamorgan Dragons v Unicorns Bournemouth 2010
T20 8 Glamorgan Dragons v Somerset Taunton 2010 3–21 Glamorgan Dragons v Gloucestershire Gladiators Cardiff 2011

References
  1. "Will Owen: Glamorgan bowler retires with injury aged 26". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 17 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  2. Law, Jim (February 2016). "Ex Glamorgan quickie to spearhead 2016 attack". cheshireccc.org.uk. Cheshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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