Famous Cricketers No 72 - Lord Cowdrey of Tonbridge, C.B.E.

1970/71 – M.C.C. in Australia and New Zealand Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 31. Limited-Over International – ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, January 5 (Australia won by five wickets) c R.W.Marsh b K.R.Stackpole 1 190 191-5 32. Tourist Match – M.C.C. v Western Australia, Sydney, February 8 (Match drawn) c R.J.Inverarity b L.Varis 9 152 24-2 33. Tourist Match – M.C.C. v Wellington, Wellington, February 20 (Wellington won by 23 runs) c H.A.Morgan b R.O.Collinge 6 165 188 1 34. Tourist Match – M.C.C. v Otago, Dunedin, February 21 (M.C.C. won by 23 runs) c P.C.Semple b R.O.Campbell 14 167 144-7 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Season 4 4 0 30 14 7.50 - - 1 Career 34 32 3 839 116 28.93 1 5 18 1971 Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 35. Sunday League – Kent v Worcestershire, Worcester, April 25 (Worcestershire won by five wickets) * run out 0 109 113-5 36. Sunday League – Kent v Glamorgan, Gillingham, May 9 (Glamorgan won by 31 runs) * c M.A.Nash b D.J.Shepherd 18 116 147-8 3 37. Gillette Cup – Kent v Northamptonshire, Canterbury, May 15 (Kent won by 45 runs) * c G.Sharp b A.Hodgson 98 223-8 178 1 38. Sunday League – Kent v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, May 16 (Warwickshire won by four wickets) * c L.R.Gibbs b D.J.Brown 58 194-6 197-6 39. Sunday League – Kent v Northamptonshire, Northampton, May 23 (Kent won by 22 runs) * c H.M.Ackerman b P.Willey 0 148 126-6 2 40. Gillette Cup – Kent v Yorkshire, Canterbury, June 12 (Kent won by six wickets) * not out 6 149-4 148 41. Sunday League – Kent v Gloucestershire, Gillingham, June 20 (Kent won by 84 runs) * b A.S.Brown 52 208-6 124-9 42. Sunday League – Kent v Derbyshire, Derby, June 27 (Derbyshire won by 2 runs) * c R.W.Taylor b I.R.Buxton 5 117-9 119-8 43. Gillette Cup – Kent v Leicestershire, Grace Road, Leicester, June 30 (Kent won by 78 runs) * b C.T.Spencer 14 231-8 153 2 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Season 9 9 1 251 98 31.37 - 1 8 Career 43 41 4 1090 116 29.45 1 6 26 1972 Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 44. Benson & Hedges Cup – Kent v Middlesex, Lord’s, April (29), May 1 (Middlesex won by three wickets) not out 107 234-5 235-7 45. Benson & Hedges Cup – Kent v Sussex, Tunbridge Wells, May 6, 8 (Kent won by 49 runs) c J.M.Parks b J.Denman 13 173 124 100