Complex sentence: Hugh McDowell is an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, and 1940s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Widnes as a, i.e. number 9, in the era of contested scrums.
Split into simpler sentences: Hugh McDowell is an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, and 1940s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Widnes as a, i.e. number 9, in the era of contested scrums.