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

374. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, December 29, 31, January 1, 2, 3 (England won by seven wickets) c P.J.P.Burge b G.D.McKenzie 113 331 316 not out 58 237-3 248 2 375. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, January 11, 12, 14, 15 (Australia won by eight wickets) c B.N.Jarman b R.B.Simpson 85 279 319 c R.B.Simpson b R.Benaud 8 104 67-2 376. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, January 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 (Match drawn) c A.T.W.Grout b G.D.McKenzie 13 331 393 2 run out 32 223-4 293 1 377. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, February 15, 16, 18, 19, 20 (Match drawn) c R.N.Harvey b A.K.Davidson 2 321 349 c R.Benaud b A.K.Davidson 53 268-8d 152-4 378. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Auckland, February 22, 23, 25, 26 (England won by an innings and 215 runs) c P.T.Barton b F.J.Cameron 86 562-7d 258 89 379. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Wellington, March 1, 2, 4 (England won by an innings and 47 runs) not out 128 428-8d 194 1 187 380. M.C.C. v Otago Invitation XI, Dunedin, March 8, 9, 11 (M.C.C. won by an innings and 10 runs) * c R.A.Holloway b J.Hill 60 296-9d 116 170 381. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Christchurch, March 15, 16, 18, 19 (England won by seven wickets) c R.C.Motz b R.W.Blair 43 253 266 not out 35 173-3 159 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 8 14 3 686 128* 62.36 2 4 6 Other Matches 8 15 2 694 307 53.38 1 4 4 Tour 16 29 5 1380 307 57.50 3 8 10 Career 381 640 54 25008 307 42.67 63 135 321 1963 Cowdrey’s season ended prematurely thanks to a broken arm inflicted by Wes Hall in the dramatically tight Lord’s Test. Cowdrey, arm in plaster, pictured going out to bat, prepared to face the final two balls (he actually did not) of a thrilling game is one of the most enduring images of his whole career. For Kent he played just six matches, enough nevertheless to produce one classic Cowdrey innings, 107 in just 80 minutes, on the compact Bat and Ball Ground at Gravesend. This when faced with a first innings deficit of 199. Invited to lead the M.C.C. in India, with Dexter unavailable preparing to fight a seat in the upcoming General Election, frustratingly for Cowdrey, the arm took longer to heal than anticipated, and M.J.K.Smith was appointed in his stead and another opportunity was gone. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 382. Kent v Northamptonshire, Dartford, May 11, 13, 14 (Match drawn) * c L.A.Johnson b J.D.F.Larter 27 309-8d 230 1 144-4 383. Kent v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 15, 16, 17 (Kent won by 50 runs) * run out 2 253-4d 186-8d 1 b J.S.E.Price 38 164-7d 181 384. M.C.C. v West Indians, Lord’s, May 18, 20, 21 (West Indians won by 93 runs) * not out 24 120-5d 306 41