Greg Rowell

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.

Greg Rowell

Personal information
Full name	Gregory John Rowell
Born	(1966-09-01) 1 September 1966 (age 58) Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia
Height	204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1989/90–1990/91	New South Wales
1991/92–1997/98	Queensland
1998/99	Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 46 27 Runs scored 527 51 Batting average 11.45 8.50 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 45* 17* Balls bowled 9,623 1,440 Wickets 147 27 Bowling average 30.98 34.03 5 wickets in innings 4 0 10 wickets in match 1 0 Best bowling 7/46 3/30 Catches/stumpings 26/– 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 August 2010

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]}