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

scored over a thousand runs on the tour and if his form which promised well at the start slipped, he was nevertheless one of the few players to emerge with credit. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 241. M.C.C. v Western Australia, Perth, October 17, 18, 20, 21 (Match drawn) c M.T.Vernon b R.A.Gaunt 28 351 221 not out 65 146-4d 124-3 1 242. M.C.C. v Combined XI, Perth, October 24, 25, 27, 28 (Match drawn) c R.B.Simpson b J.W.Rutherford 78 349 260 2 not out 100 257-4 243. M.C.C. v South Australia, Adelaide, October 31, November 1, 3 (M.C.C. won by nine wickets) * c L.E.Favell b J.W.Martin 14 245 165 1 did not bat - 115-1 194 2 244. M.C.C. v Victoria, Melbourne, November 7, 8, 10, 11 (M.C.C. won by 87 runs) * run out 14 396 252 did not bat - 149-3d 206 1 245. M.C.C. v New South Wales, Sydney, November 14, 15, 17, 18 (Match drawn) c D.A.Ford b R.Benaud 0 177 391-7d 1 not out 47 356-6 246. M.C.C. v Australian XI, Sydney, November 21, 22, 24, 25 (M.C.C. won by 345 runs) b R.B.Strauss 11 319 128 did not bat - 257-3d 103 247. M.C.C. v Queensland, Brisbane, November 28, 29, December 1, 2 (Match drawn) c J.J.McLaughlin b R.R.Lindwall 4 151 210 c R.R.Lindwall b W.T.Walmsley 12 71-4 248. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, December 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 (Australia won by eight wickets) c L.F.Kline b I.Meckiff 13 134 186 1 c L.F.Kline b I.Meckiff 28 198 147-2 249. M.C.C. v Combined XI, Launceston, December 18, 19, 20 (Match drawn) lbw b W.S.Hird 72 384-9d 3 0 17 1 C.C.McDonald c R.Swetman 241 not out 24 162-4 250. M.C.C. v South Australia, Adelaide, December 24, 26, 27, 29 (Match drawn) * c R.A.Hitchcox b B.M.Hurn 6 276 223 1 b B.M.Hurn 6 195-9d 138-9 251. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, December 31, January 1, 2, 3, 5 (Australia won by eight wickets) c A.T.W.Grout b A.K.Davidson 44 259 308 c A.T.W.Grout b I.Meckiff 12 87 42-2 252. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, January 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 (Match drawn) c R.N.Harvey b R.Benaud 34 219 357 1 not out 100 287-7d 54-2 253. M.C.C. v Victoria, Melbourne, January 17, 19, 20, 21 (M.C.C. won by nine wickets) * lbw b C.N.Crompton 85 313 2 0 16 0 286 did not bat - 156-1 - - - - 180 254. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, January 30, 31, February 2, 3, 4, 5 (Australia won by ten wickets) b G.F.Rorke 84 240 - - - - 476 1 b R.R.Lindwall 8 270 1.3 0 9 0 36-0 255. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, February 13, 14, 16, 17, 18 (Australia won by nine wickets) c R.R.Lindwall b A.K.Davidson 22 205 351 3 run out 46 214 69-1 256. M.C.C. v Otago, Dunedin, February 21, 23, 24 (M.C.C. won by an innings and 94 runs) c S.G.McKnight b L.A.Clark 115 321 70 1 157 1 257. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Christchurch, February 27, 28, March 2 (England won by an innings and 99 runs) b K.W.Hough 15 374 142 133 1 30