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

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 5 9 0 312 155 34.66 1 1 7 Gentlemen 1 2 0 72 48 36.00 - - - County Championship 15 22 1 744 131 35.42 2 3 9 Other Kent Matches 1 2 0 15 8 7.50 - - 1 Other Matches 1 2 0 75 38 37.50 - - - Season 23 37 1 1218 155 33.83 3 4 17 Career 320 535 44 19913 250 40.55 47 110 261 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Test Matches 1 0 4 0 - - County Championship 1 0 8 0 - - Other Kent Matches 5 0 12 2 1-5 6.00 Season (6-ball) 7 0 24 2 1-5 12.00 Career (6-ball) 641.3 85 } 2625 52 4-22 50.48 (8-ball) 13.3 0 1961 Although Cowdrey scored well for Kent – 1239 runs at 59 – outside Kent matches he was not at his best. The return of Peter May ended his first stint as England captain and apart from 93 at Headingley he did nothing of note in the Tests. Ill health after mid July marred his season. A throat infection developed into pleurisy and his season ended prematurely when a relapse struck him during the Oval Test. There were highlights, not the least the two superb hundreds for Kent against the Australians in June, the first instance against the Australians in this country. “An unending flow of beautifully timed strokes”, commented Wisden. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 321. Kent v Somerset, Gillingham, May 3, 4, 5 (Somerset won by 22 runs) * c J.G.Lomax b B.A.Langford 10 276 195 c and b B.A.Langford 21 137 240-9d 1 322. Kent v Derbyshire, Derby, May 10, 11, 12 (Match drawn) * c R.Berry b I.R.Buxton 74 225 167 c R.Swallow b R.Berry 55 137-4 323-7d 323. Kent v Worcestershire, Worcester, May 13, 15, 16 (Kent won by 35 runs) * c R.Booth b J.A.Flavell 25 325 242 1 c R.Booth b M.J.Horton 6 126 174 1 324. Kent v Hampshire, Southampton, May 20, 22, 23 (Kent won by 28 runs) * c H.M.Barnard b M.D.Burden 104 390-9d 232 2 c D.A.Livingstone b M.D.Burden 67 216-5d 346 1 325. M.C.C. v Australians, Lord’s, May 27, 29, 30 (Australians won by 63 runs) * c N.C.O’Neill b R.B.Simpson 115 274 381-5d c R.B.Simpson b A.K.Davidson 68 230 186-0d 326. Kent v Glamorgan, Gravesend, May 31, June 1, 2 (Match drawn) * lbw b J.B.Evans 20 335-9d 108-2d did not bat - 60-1d 264-8 327. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Edgbaston, June 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 (Match drawn) * b F.M.Misson 13 195 516-9d b K.D.Mackay 14 401-4 36