Athol Rowan

{{Short description|South African cricketer (1921–1998)}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Athol Rowan

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|2|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kensington, South Africa

| death_date = {{death date and age|1998|2|22|1921|2|7|df=y}}

| death_place = Hermanus, Western Cape

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm offbreak

| columns = 2

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 15

| runs1 = 290

| bat avg1 = 17.05

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 41

| deliveries1 = 5,193

| wickets1 = 54

| bowl avg1 = 38.59

| fivefor1 = 4

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/68

| catches/stumpings1= 7/–

| column2 = First-class

| matches2 = 58

| runs2 = 1,492

| bat avg2 = 24.06

| 100s/50s2 = 1/4

| top score2 = 100*

| deliveries2 = 16,755

| wickets2 = 273

| bowl avg2 = 23.47

| fivefor2 = 20

| tenfor2 = 7

| best bowling2 = 9/19

| catches/stumpings2= 25/–

| international = true

| country = South Africa

| testdebutagainst = England

| testdebutdate = 7 June

| testdebutyear = 1947

| lasttestagainst = England

| lasttestdate = 16 August

| lasttestyear = 1951

| source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/47003.html Cricinfo

| date = 11 March

| year = 2020

}}

Athol Matthew Burchell Rowan (7 February 1921 – 22 February 1998) was a South African international cricketer who played in 15 Test matches between 1947 and 1951.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/779/779.html| title = Athol Rowan | publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 2012-01-10}}

His older brother, Eric, also played Test cricket for South Africa.

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