Greg Rowell
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| Full name | Gregory John Rowell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 September 1966 Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 204 cm (6 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989/90–1990/91 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991/92–1997/98 | Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998/99 | Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 16 August 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gregory John Rowell (born 1 September 1966) is an Australian cricketer who played for Queensland, New South Wales, and Tasmania. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler who was born at Lindfield, New South Wales.
On 11 May 2007, Rowell announced his intention to stand as the Labor candidate for Lord Mayor in the 2008 Brisbane City Council election .[1] He secured 29% of the primary vote and lost to incumbent Campbell Newman.[2][3]
Since then, Rowell has campaigned strongly on the issues of securing water for Brisbane's future and the need to provide better public transport.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Emma Chalmers (11 May 2007). "Bowler's run for City Hall". The Courier-Mail.
- ^ "Mayoral Election – ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Rowell concedes defeat – Queensland – BrisbaneTimes – brisbanetimes.com.au". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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