1 8 5 4 , ▁for ▁Manchester ▁against ▁She ff ield ▁at ▁Manchester ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁He ▁scored ▁ 8 4 ▁runs ▁in ▁his ▁five ▁first - class ▁matches , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁taking ▁two ▁w ick ets . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁death , ▁Row ley ▁had ▁inv ested ▁heavily ▁in ▁min ing ▁in ▁Colorado . ▁Row ley ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁eight ▁fatal ities ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁in ▁a ▁railway ▁accident ▁at ▁H arrow ▁& ▁We ald stone ▁station . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁his ▁mother ▁su ed ▁the ▁London ▁and ▁North ▁Western ▁Railway ▁for ▁neg lig ence . ▁The ▁law suit ▁concluded ▁with ▁his ▁mother ▁being ▁awarded ▁£ 1 , 2 0 0 , ▁his ▁wid ow ▁£ 1 , 4 0 0 ▁and ▁£ 6 0 0 ▁to ▁each ▁of ▁his ▁six ▁children . ▁His ▁brothers , ▁Alexander ▁and ▁Edmund , ▁both ▁played ▁first - class ▁cr icket , ▁as ▁did ▁his ▁nep hew ▁Ernest ▁Row ley . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 3 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 7 0 ▁death s ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Manchester ▁Category : English ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : L anc ash ire ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : Man chester ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : G ent le men ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : English ▁solic itors ▁Category : R ail way ▁accident ▁death s ▁in ▁England