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

601. Kent v Hampshire, Southampton, June 16, 17, 18 (Match drawn) * b L.R.Worrell 83 259-7d 209 1 211-2 602. Kent v Sussex, Tunbridge Wells, June (19), 21, 22 (Match drawn) * b U.C.Joshi 4 96 68 1 b J.A.Snow 21 132-7d 125-8 2 603. Kent v Gloucestershire, Tunbridge Wells, June 23, 24, 25 (Gloucestershire won by eight wickets) * c A.S.Brown b J.B.Mortimore 17 188 237 c R.D.V.Knight b J.Davey 0 132 84-2 1 604. Kent v Middlesex, Lord’s, June 26, 28, 29 (Kent won by five wickets) * b F.J.Titmus 0 108 124 lbw b F.J.Titmus 4 108-5 89 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 1 2 0 50 34 25.00 - - 1 County Championship 9 14 1 605 132 46.53 1 5 11 Tour 10 16 1 655 132 43.66 1 5 12 Career 604 987 107 38226 307 43.43 96 206 562 Bowling O M R W BB Ave County Championship (6-ball) 4 1 9 0 - - Career (6-ball) 693.1 87 } 3029 57 4-22 53.14 (8-ball) 38.3 0 1972 The year began with the reward of a C.B.E. in the New Year’s Honours List. It now saw Cowdrey in unfamiliar territory – no longer an England player, indeed not even assured of his place in the Kent side. He was generally omitted from limited-overs matches, despite a magnificent hundred, the first in the competition, at Lord’s in the Benson and Hedges Cup. In mid June he hit a period of consistent first-class form, finishing the season with just over a thousand runs. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 605. Kent v Surrey, Maidstone, May 27, 29, 30 (Match drawn) c G.R.J.Roope b G.G.Arnold 7 302 297-7d 1 lbw b G.G.Arnold 1 216-5d 128-5 606. Kent v Derbyshire, Tunbridge Wells, June 7, 8, 9 (Match drawn) c J.F.Harvey b C.P.Wilkins 32 335-9d 253 1 c J.F.Harvey b C.P.Wilkins 52 154-5d 101-7 607. Kent v Gloucestershire, Tunbridge Wells, June 10, 12, 13 (Gloucestershire won by two wickets) lbw b A.S.Brown 0 162 132 1 c R.D.V.Knight b A.S.Brown 25 153 185-8 608. Kent v Surrey, Kennington Oval, June 17, 19, 20 (Match drawn) c R.M.Lewis b P.I.Pocock 24 354-6d 271-9d did not bat - 143-2d 85-4 609. Kent v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, June 21, 22, 23 (Match drawn) c D.A.Pullan b M.N.S.Taylor 91 263 214-8d c R.A.White b B.Stead 40 162-7d 165-7 610. Kent v Sussex, Hastings. July 1, 3, 4 (Sussex won by ten wickets) c M.G.Griffith b A.W.Greig 0 54 244 not out 59 199 13-0 611. Kent v Middlesex, Maidstone, July 5, 6, 7 (Kent won by seven wickets) c P.H.Parfitt b K.V.Jones 38 310-8d 1 0 7 0 312-7d not out 13 258-3 - - - - 253-7d 61