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

sure of his place in the Kent side. The policy of preferring to use younger players and the needs of a middle order to chase bonus points, or late runs in limited-overs games, did not help his cause. After Maidstone, he scored consistently – “he went from strength to strength” ( Wisden) – without passing a hundred and even played an effective late innings role in the Benson and Hedges Cup Final. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 624. Kent v Sussex, Hastings. May 2, 3, 4 (Kent won by an innings and 161 runs) c A.W.Greig b J.R.T.Barclay 18 282-5d 67 3 54 1 625. Kent v New Zealanders, Canterbury, May (5), 7, 8 (Match drawn) c K.J.Wadsworth b B.E.Congdon 1 201-8d 155 1 lbw b R.O.Collinge 96 185-5 626. Kent v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 16, 17, 18 (Kent won by two wickets) c R.K.Baker b R.P.Hodson 7 262-7d 1 0 6 0 298-5d 1 run out 20 121-8 - - - - 84 1 627. Kent v M.C.C., Canterbury, May 23, 24, 25 (Kent won by 8 runs) c M.J.Harris b R.G.M.Carter 8 287-6d 298-9d b R.G.M.Carter 44 253-4d 234 628. Kent v Middlesex, Lord’s, June 6, 7, 8 (Kent won by eight wickets) c J.T.Murray b K.V.Jones 32 327 228 did not bat - 38-2 136 629. Kent v Northamptonshire, Northampton, June 9, 11, 12 (Match drawn) c G.Sharp b R.M.H.Cottam 18 361-8d - - - - 278 1 1 0 6 0 325-5 630. Kent v Hampshire, Tunbridge Wells, June (20), 21, 22 (Match drawn) not out 23 225-6d - - - - 150-4d not out 58 149-5d 5 2 17 1 P.J.Sainsbury c Asif Iqbal 84-6 1 631. Kent v Gloucestershire, Bristol, June 23, 25, (26) (Match drawn) not out 73 199 186 1 lbw b J.B.Mortimore 7 210 11-0 632. Kent v Somerset, Maidstone, June 30, July 2, 3 (Match drawn) not out 123 457-5d - - - - 163 5 1 14 0 309-7 1 633. Kent v Surrey, Maidstone, July 4, 5, 6 (Match drawn) not out 100 326-5d 1 0 17 0 367-6d not out 9 102-6 - - - - 147-8d 634. Kent v Derbyshire, Derby, July 7, 9, 10 (Match drawn) did not bat - 403-5d 285 216-6 635. Kent v Middlesex, Dover, July 14, 16, 17 (Middlesex won by ten wickets) not out 29 173 277 lbw b P.H.Edmonds 28 200 97-0 636. Kent v West Indians, Canterbury, July 18, 19, 20 (Match drawn) not out 59 300-5d 336-6d did not bat - 136-5 236-4d 637. Kent v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, July 25, 26, 27 (Match drawn) c J.A.Jameson b N.M.McVicker 52 228 375-6d did not bat - 154-1 172 1 638. Kent v Glamorgan, Swansea, July 28, 30, 31 (Glamorgan won by eight wickets) lbw b J.W.Solanky 50 306 234 c B.J.Lloyd b D.L.Williams 0 113-8d 188-2 1 639. Kent v Sussex, Canterbury, August 4, 6, 7 (Match drawn) lbw b J.Spencer 73 316-7d 123 16-2 640. Kent v Yorkshire, Canterbury, August 8, 9, 10 (Match drawn) c sub b M.K.Bore 26 330-8d - - - - 268 2 c J.H.Hampshire b H.P.Cooper 25 195-5d 6 1 11 0 145-3 63