Tom Lowry

Thomas ("Tom") Coleman Lowry (17 February 1898 in Fernhill, Hawke's Bay – 20 July 1976 in Hastings) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in the first seven Test matches that New Zealand ever played, captaining the team in all of them.

Lowry family

Lowry's father, Thomas Henry Lowry, a graduate of Cambridge University, inherited the Lowry property, Okawa, of 20,000 acres, in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island. He married Helen ("Marsie") Watt, daughter of James Watt, "one of the richest men in New Zealand", in 1897.

Thomas Henry Lowry was a keen cricketer, who played one first-class match for Hawke's Bay and constructed a cricket ground, "The Grove", on his property, which is still in use. He helped the Hawke's Bay Cricket Association bring out leading English professionals, including Albert Trott and Jack Board, to coach local players. He also developed the Lowry property, which had been largely a sheep and cattle farm, into one of New Zealand's leading racehorse studs. His most prominent success was the mare Desert Gold, who won her first 19 races and finished with 36 wins from 59 starts.

Thomas Lowry (disambiguation)

Thomas Lowry (1843–1909) was an American businessman.

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