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

204. Kent v Hampshire, Canterbury, August 3, 5, 6 (Kent won by 74 runs) * c R.E.Marshall b D.Shackleton 4 257 186 3 c L.Harrison b V.H.D.Cannings 63 197-9d 194 1 205. Kent v Essex, Canterbury, August 7, 8, 9 (Match drawn) * c G.Barker b K.C.Preston 2 301-6d 144 2 182-4 206. Kent v Yorkshire, Headingley, August 10, (12), 13 (Match drawn) * b F.S.Trueman 58 151 188 3 207. Kent v Derbyshire, Derby, August 14, 15, 16 (Kent won by an innings and 50 runs) * c D.B.Carr b C.Gladwin 51 232-7d 98 84 208. Kent v Northamptonshire, Dover, August 17, 19, 20 (Northamptonshire won by six wickets) * c L.Livingston b H.R.A.Kelleher 2 214 - - - - 185 1 b J.S.Manning 70 159 0.1 0 4 0 189-4 209. ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Kennington Oval, August 22, 23, 24 (England won by an innings and 237 runs) b S.Ramadhin 2 412 89 1 86 1 210. Kent v West Indians, Canterbury, August 28, 29, 30 (West Indians won by seven wickets) * c C.L.Walcott b O.G.Smith 54 355 5 2 12 0 359-5d not out 27 168-7d - - - - 165-3 211. L.E.G.Ames’s XI v West Indians, Hastings, August 31, September 2, 3 (West Indians won by four wickets) * run out 143 322-9d - - - - 291 c A.G.Ganteaume b S.Ramadhin 4 238 2 0 9 0 270-6 212. An England XI v A Commonwealth XI, Hastings, September 4, 5, 6 (An England XI won by three wickets) b J.S.Manning 62 277-5d 6.3 1 28 2 D.G.Phadkar c C.A.Milton 191 C.W.Bartels c D.B.Carr c L.Outschoorn b G.E.Tribe100 281-7 17 0 109 4 A.P.Arnold c A.E.Moss 366 C.G.Pepper st J.T.Murray B.Dooland c J.G.Dewes C.W.Bartels b SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 5 6 0 435 154 72.50 2 2 8 Gentlemen 1 2 0 14 8 7.00 - - 1 County Championship 16 27 5 979 165 44.50 1 9 23 Other Kent Matches 2 3 1 135 54 67.50 - 2 - Other Matches 3 5 0 354 143 70.80 2 1 1 Season 27 43 6 1917 165 51.81 5 14 33 Career 212 364 28 13027 204* 38.77 26 80 158 Bowling O M R W BB Ave County Championship 8.1 1 28 2 2-2 14.00 Other Kent Matches 5 2 12 0 - - Other Matches 25.3 1 146 6 4-109 24.33 Season (6-ball) 38.4 4 186 8 4-109 23.25 Career (6-ball) 625 85 } 2482 48 4-22 51.70 (8-ball) 7 0 1958 A mixed season which began well with a period of good form with few failures ended in contrast with the one of the poorest runs of Cowdrey’s whole career, just 197 runs in 12 innings. A wet summer did 27