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

663. Kent v Yorkshire, Scarborough, August 21, 22, 23 (Match drawn) b A.G.Nicholson 122 279-8c 257-7c not out 57 238-5d 158-3 1 664. Kent v Northamptonshire, Folkestone, August 24, 26, 27 (Northamptonshire won by five wickets) c G.Sharp b A.Hodgson 5 222 297-7c 1 c G.Sharp b B.S.Bedi 33 213 140-5 1 665. Kent v Derbyshire, Folkestone, August 28, 29, 30 (Kent won by ten wickets) lbw b G.Miller 16 402-6c - - - - 201 1 did not bat - 49-0 2 1 2 0 247 1 666. Kent v Lancashire, Old Trafford, August 31, September (2), (3) (Match drawn) 166-8 2 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct County Championship 19 27 3 801 122 33.37 3 3 22 Other Kent Matches 2 3 0 226 118 75.33 2 - 2 Season 21 30 3 1027 122 38.03 5 3 24 Career 666 1085 127 41618 307 43.44 105 226 618 Bowling O M R W BB Ave County Championship 2.2 1 12 0 - - Other Kent Matches 12.4 0 42 2 1-14 21.00 Season (6-ball) 15 1 54 2 1-14 27.00 Career (6-ball) 730.1 92 } 3238 62 4-22 52.22 (8-ball) 45.3 0 1974/75 – M.C.C. in Australia Although perhaps not too surprisingly not included in the original selection, Cowdrey found the England side, battered and bruised by Lillee and Thomson, turning to him after the first Test and he was hastily summoned to participate in a record-equalling sixth tour down under. It was straight into the line of fire at Perth where he scored 22 in two hours and opening in the second innings, 41. Playing in the remaining Tests in Australia, he averaged only 18, but that did no justice to the determination and sheer courage to face the fury of the Australian attack. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 667. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Perth, December 13, 14, 15, 17 (Australia won by nine wickets) b J.R.Thomson 22 208 481 lbw b J.R.Thomson 41 293 23-1 668. M.C.C. v South Australia, Adelaide, December 21, 22, 23 (Match drawn) c D.B.Yagmich b A.A.Mallett 78 277-2d - - - - 270-6d not out 3 210-6 4 0 27 2 G.J.Cosier c C.M.Old 222-6d 1 J.E.Nash c F.J.Titmus 669. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, December 26, 27, 28, 30, 31 (Match drawn) lbw b J.R.Thomson 35 242 241 1 c G.S.Chappell b D.K.Lillee 8 244 238-8 670. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, January 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 (Australia won by 171 runs) c R.B.McCosker b J.R.Thomson 22 295 405 c I.M.Chappell b M.H.N.Walker 1 228 289-4d 671. M.C.C. v Tasmania, Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart, January (11), 12, 13 (Match drawn) c B.R.Doolan b G.R.Whitney 38 204-4d 189-5 672. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, January 25, 26, 27, 29, 30 (Australia won by 163 runs) c M.H.N.Walker b J.R.Thomson 26 172 304 1 66