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

542. Kent v Australians, Canterbury, August 17, 18, 19 (Australians won by nine wickets) * lbw b A.N.Connolly 17 210 319 c H.B.Taber b J.W.Gleeson 20 152 44-1 543. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Kennington Oval, August 22, 23, 24, 26, 27 (England won by 226 runs) * lbw b A.A.Mallett 16 494 324 1 b A.A.Mallett 35 181 125 544. Kent v Middlesex, Lord’s, August 28, 29, 30 (Middlesex won by four wickets) * c J.T.Murray b J.S.E.Price 2 107 - - - - 117 not out 102 244-4d 3 1 24 0 235-6 1 545. Kent v Northamptonshire, Folkestone, August 31, September 1, 2 (Kent won by 75 runs) * c Mushtaq Mohammad b B.S.Crump 5 458-9d 325 c H.Sully b A.J.Durose 66 131-5d 189 2 546. Kent v Glamorgan, Folkestone, September 4, 5, 6 (Kent won by an innings and 77 runs) * c M.A.Nash b O.S.Wheatley 0 330 103 3 150 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 4 6 0 215 104 35.83 1 - 5 County Championship 15 20 2 841 129 46.72 4 3 17 Other Kent Matches 1 2 0 37 20 18.50 - - - Season 20 28 2 1093 129 42.03 5 3 22 Career 546 899 96 35310 307 43.97 90 187 522 Bowling O M R W BB Ave County Championship(6-ball) 3 1 24 0 - - Career (6-ball) 677.1 86 } 2840 53 4-22 53.58 (8-ball) 14.3 0 1968/69 – M.C.C. in Ceylon and Pakistan The makeshift tour of Pakistan was an ill-starred affair. The explosive political situation boiled over with crowd problems in the Test matches, testing the diplomatic skills of Cowdrey as captain and Ames as manager. If this played to the uncertain side of his character, that was surely forgivable. The highlight on the field was a magnificently determined century at Lahore. Inevitably the off-field turbulence led to the tour’s abandonment. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 547. M.C.C. v Ceylon, Colombo Oval, Colombo, January 30, 31, February 1 (Match drawn) * did not bat - 406-4d - - - - 283-9d 1 0 6 0 118-0 548. M.C.C. v Board of Control XI, Bahawalpur, February 5, 6, 7 (Match drawn) * c M.J.Khan b Mushtaq Mohammad 17 218-8d 262-7d 1 c and b Shafqat Rana 9 126-4 173-8d 549. M.C.C. v Central Zone, Lyallpur Stadium, Lyallpur, February 8, 9, 10 (Match drawn) * st Kamran Rashid b Nasim-ul-Ghani 33 198-6d 198-7d not out 36 61-0 170-8d 1 550. M.C.C. v West Pakistan Governor’s XI, Sahiwal Stadium, Sahiwal, February 15, (16), (17) (Match drawn) * 87-1 551. ENGLAND v PAKISTAN, Gaddafi (Lahore) Stadium, Lahore, February 21, 22, 23, 24 (Match drawn) * c Wasim Bari b M.J.Khan 100 306 209 c Wasim Bari b Asif Masood 12 225-9d 203-5 552. ENGLAND v PAKISTAN, Dacca Stadium, Dacca, February 28, March 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) * lbw b Pervez Sajjad 7 274 246 did not bat - 33-0 195-6d 55