[1] On 6 February 2016, Bowden stood in his 200th One Day International match in the game between New Zealand and Australia in Wellington.

[2] Bowden was born in the Auckland suburb of Henderson and was educated at Westlake Boys High School.

He reprised his role as fourth umpire in the 2007 Cricket World Cup final[3] Bowden was involved in an incident at the 2006 Brisbane Ashes test while standing at the square leg fielding position, when knocked to the ground by a ball hit by Geraint Jones.

[6] On 24 December 2020, he umpired the Dream 11 domestic T20 competition opening double-header between Wellington Firebirds and Auckland Aces as both men's and women's sides were both featured.

[8] He has drawn both praise and criticism for his style, with Dave Richardson calling him "one of the best performers of the entire tournament", while Martin Crowe referred to him as a "'Bozo the Clown' character".