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

Bowling O M R W BB Ave Test Matches (6-ball) 5 0 34 0 - - Career (6-ball) 655.5 85 } 2702 53 4-22 50.98 (8-ball) 13.3 0 1964 Once again, Cowdrey led the Kent batting averages, helped by one of the most prolific runs of form of his whole career, centred on Canterbury Week. But again it was an interrupted season. This time a back injury intervened and reduced his Test appearances against Australia to three. He left his one notable Test performance to the end with 93 not out at the Oval, although he played his part in Test history by catching Neil Hawke to give Fred Trueman his 300th Test wicket. Uncertain whether to tour South Africa for family reasons, he initially indicated he did not wish to be considered and although he changed his mind, it was too late. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 395. M.C.C. v Surrey, Lord’s, May 2, 4, 5 (Match drawn) * b S.J.Storey 13 210 200-9d 1 did not bat - 183-1d 193-7 396. Kent v Yorkshire, Bradford, May 9, (11), 12 (Kent won by 14 runs) * st J.G.Binks b D.B.Close 85 249 102-3d did not bat - 67-3d 200 1 397. Kent v Essex, Ilford, May 13, 14, 15 (Kent won by seven wickets) * c B.R.Knight b J.C.Laker 85 193 209 c B.Taylor b B.R.Knight 21 224-3 205-5d 398. Kent v Hampshire, Southampton, May 16, 18, 19 (Match drawn) * c R.E.Marshall b R.M.H.Cottam 117 406-5d - - - - 278 2 did not bat - 98-0d 4 0 27 0 181-7 399. Kent v Derbyshire, Chesterfield, May 20, 21, 22 (Kent won by an innings and 21 runs) * c M.H.J.Allen b A.B.Jackson 69 373-6d 248 1 104 400. Kent v Surrey, Gravesend, May 30, June (1), 2 (Match drawn) * lbw b D.A.D.Sydenham 8 155 339-5d 401. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Trent Bridge, June 4, 5, (6), 8, 9 (Match drawn) b N.J.N.Hawke 32 216-8d 168 b G.D.McKenzie 33 193-9d 40-2 402. Kent v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, June 10, 11, 12 (Warwickshire won by 109 runs) * b T.W.Cartwright 11 162 240 b T.W.Cartwright 35 150 181 1 403. Kent v Sussex, Tunbridge Wells, June 13, 15, 16 (Sussex won by eight wickets) * c E.R.Dexter b K.G.Suttle 63 288-6d 173-3d not out 6 140-4d 256-2 404. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Lord’s, June (18), (19), 20, 22, 23 (Match drawn) c P.J.P.Burge b N.J.N.Hawke 10 246 176 168-4 405. Kent v Cambridge University, Folkestone, June 27, 29, 30 (Kent won by three wickets) * c R.C.White b R.C.Kerslake 22 244-8d 255 c R.A.Hutton b G.C.Pritchard 70 268-7 256-5d 406. Kent v Essex, Blackheath, July 11, 13 (Kent won by an innings and 106 runs) * lbw b P.J.Phelan 16 258 51 2 101 407. Kent v Glamorgan, Maidstone, July 15, 16, 17 (Match drawn) * b O.S.Wheatley 4 346-5d 192 1 342-5 408. Kent v Warwickshire, Maidstone, July 18, 20, 21 (Match drawn) * c A.C.Smith b M.D.Mence 2 260-9d 261-5d 1 43