[2] An opening batsman, his highest first-class score was 134 against Hampshire in 1900, when Essex won by 206 runs.

[4] His league and club debut was when he was brought into the first team, as goalkeeper, to replace the injured Jack Holland.

The match was played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham and was against the eventual Football League Champions, known as 'The Invincibles", Preston North End.

County came into the game after that and Tom Allin forced a fine save from Jimmy Trainer, the North End goalkeeper.

[6] Owen was a schoolmaster for nine years at Trent College in Derbyshire, where his brother, the Rev.