Jamie McDowall was born at Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, and was educated at Rugby School and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.
It was also in 1969 that he made his debut for Warwickshire in a first-class match against Somerset in the County Championship at Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare.
[1] He made eleven further first-class appearances for Warwickshire, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1973 County Championship.
McDowall also made two List A appearances for Warwickshire in the 1973 John Player League against Middlesex and Somerset.
[5] The presence of first choice wicket-keeper Alan Smith in the Warwickshire side limited his appearances in the first eleven.