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 4 5 0 409 182 81.80 2 - 9 County Championship 19 32 3 1412 155 48.68 4 8 20 Other Kent Matches 1 1 0 18 18 18.00 - - - Season 24 38 3 1839 182 52.54 6 8 29 Career 365 611 49 23628 250 42.04 60 127 311 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Test Matches 1 0 1 0 - - County Championship 4 0 23 1 1-23 23.00 Season (6-ball) 5 0 24 1 1-23 24.00 Career (6-ball) 650.5 85 } 2668 53 4-22 50.33 (8-ball) 13.3 0 1962/63 – M.C.C. in Australia and New Zealand Vice-captain again, this actually became Cowdrey’s most successful Australian tour. However he did not begin promisingly. A wretched start of 67 runs in six innings, including three successive “ducks” led to another review of his role as an opener. The outcome was a move down the order even though it upset the balance of a side short of specialists in that position. The result was immediate, a career-best and tourist record score of 307 against South Australia in Adelaide, followed by another Test century at Melbourne which was a vital factor in England’s victory there. New Zealand saw Cowdrey at his best, 86 at Auckland followed by 128 not out at Wellington where, despite batting at number 8 with a damaged thumb, he set a world Test ninth wicket partnership record of 163 (unbroken) with Alan Smith. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 366. M.C.C. v Western Australia, Perth, October 19, 20, 22 (M.C.C. won by ten wickets) lbw b H.G.Bevan 15 303 77 not out 20 49-0 274 367. M.C.C. v Combined XI, Perth, October 26, 27, 29, 30 (Combined XI won by ten wickets) c M.T.Vernon b D.E.Hoare 0 157 317 c B.L.Buggins b D.E.Hoare 0 270 115-0 368. M.C.C. v South Australia, Adelaide, November 2, 3, 5, 6 (Match drawn) * b G.V.Brooks 0 508-9d 335 not out 32 95-1 283-7d 369. M.C.C. v Australian XI, Melbourne, November 9, 10, 12, 13 (Match drawn) lbw b F.M.Misson 88 633-7d 451 1 c R.M.Cowper b C.E.J.Guest 3 68-5d 201-4 370. M.C.C. v New South Wales, Sydney, November 16, 17, 19 (New South Wales won by an innings and 80 runs) c A.K.Davidson b N.C.O’Neill 50 348 532-6d c R.B.Simpson b J.W.Martin 8 104 371. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, November 30, December 1, 3, 4, 5 (Match drawn) c W.M.Lawry b R.B.Simpson 21 389 404 c and b R.Benaud 9 278-6 362-4d 372. M.C.C. v Victoria, Melbourne, December 14, 15, 17, 18 (M.C.C. won by five wickets) * run out 46 336 340 2 c R.C.Jordon b C.E.J.Guest 63 180-5 175 373. M.C.C. v South Australia, Adelaide, December 22, 24, 26, 27 (Match drawn) c I.M.Chappell b H.N.Dansie 307 586-5d 450 c I.M.McLachlan b G.St.A.Sobers 2 167-6d 113-4 1 40