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

lbw b W.W.Hall 5 172 79-1d 385. Kent v Warwickshire, Gravesend, May 25, 27, (28) (Match drawn) * lbw b M.D.Mence 44 133 332-6d not out 107 221-2 386. Kent v Yorkshire, Gravesend, May 29, 30, 31 (Yorkshire won by 22 runs) * c J.G.Binks b F.S.Trueman 8 199 263 run out 44 229 187-9d 387. Kent v Hampshire, Southampton, June 1, 3, 4 (Match drawn) * c D.Shackleton b J.R.Gray 41 208 349-5d 2 c P.J.Sainsbury b J.R.Gray 19 172-9 100-3d 388. ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Old Trafford, June 6, 7, 8, 10 (West Indies won by ten wickets) b W.W.Hall 4 205 501-6d c C.C.Hunte b L.R.Gibbs 12 296 1-0 389. Kent v Middlesex, Tunbridge Wells, June 15, 17, 18 (Match drawn) * c and b R.W.Hooker 8 150 121-3d 1 c R.W.Hooker b A.E.Moss 23 341-7d 82-3 390. ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Lord’s, June 20, 21, 22, 24, 25 (Match drawn) b L.R.Gibbs 4 297 301 3 not out 19 228-9 229 3 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 2 4 1 39 19* 13.00 - - 6 County Championship 6 11 1 361 107* 36.10 1 - 5 Other Matches 1 2 1 29 24* 29.00 - - - Season 9 17 3 429 107* 30.64 1 - 11 Career 390 657 57 25437 307 42.39 64 135 332 1963/64 – M.C.C. in India Although his initial participation in the Indian tour was frustrated, Cowdrey actually joined the trip late as vice-captain when the party was reduced by injury and illness. In terms of figures – two centuries in Tests – it was a remarkable rehabilitation from injury. But it was a sterile series, all matches drawn and Cowdrey’s hundreds did not on reflection aid positive progress. In particular his 151 at New Delhi was scored at a rate that effectively killed what chance England had of winning. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 391. ENGLAND v INDIA, Calcutta, January 29, 30, February 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) c Nawab of Pataudi b R.B.Desai 107 267 241 2 not out 13 145-2 300-7d 1 392. M.C.C. v East and Central Zone, Nagpur, February 4, 5, 6 (Match drawn) * not out 6 173-5d 246 1 did not bat - 184-2 165-6d 393. ENGLAND v INDIA, New Delhi, February 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 (Match drawn) lbw b R.G.Nadkarni 151 451 344 463-4 394. ENGLAND v INDIA, Kanpur, February 15, 16, 18, 19, 20 (Match drawn) lbw b Nawab of Pataudi 38 559-8d - - - - 266 5 0 34 0 347-3 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 3 4 1 309 151 103.00 2 - 4 Other Matches 1 1 1 6 6* - - - 1 Tour 4 5 2 315 151 105.00 2 - 5 Career 394 662 59 25752 307 42.70 66 135 337 42