Robert McDowall
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Robert McDowell
 Tasmanian Tigers |
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| Batting style | Right-Hand Batsman | |
| Bowling type | Right Arm Underarm | |
| First-class record | ||
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| Matches | 2 | |
| Runs scored | 15 | |
| Batting average | 7.50 | |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | |
| Top score | 11 | |
| balls bowled | ? | |
| Wickets | 16 | |
| Bowling average | 6.50 | |
| 5 wickets in innings | 2 | |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | |
| Best bowling | 5/23 | |
| Catches/stumpings | 1/0 | |
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As of March 24, 2007 |
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Robert Murray McDowell (born 1820 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), was an Australian cricket player, who played two First-class cricket matches for Tasmania.
He has the distinction of having played in the first ever first class cricket match in Australia.
When McDowell bowled D.E. Cooper for 4 in Victoria's first innings, he took the first-ever first-class wicket claimed in Australia. McDowell went on to take 5/27 in the first innings, making him the first man to take a 5 wicket haul in Australian first class cricket history.
The details of Robert McDowell's death are unknown.
