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

682. Kent v Northamptonshire, Northampton, July 5, 7, 8 (Kent won by 228 runs) c D.S.Steele b R.M.H.Cottam 0 255 118 c P.Willey b Sarfraz Nawaz 52 229-5d 138 683. Kent v Nottinghamshire, Dover, July 12, 14, 15 (Kent won by three wickets) b R.A.White 0 181 328-8c not out 13 330-7 181-2d 684. Kent v Gloucestershire, College Ground, Cheltenham, July 26, 28, 29 (Match drawn) c M.J.Procter b J.H.Childs 52 257 272 1 not out 119 357-6d 332-9 685. Kent v Hampshire, Canterbury, July 30, 31, August 1 (Match drawn) c R.M.C.Gilliat b J.M.Rice 10 309-8c - - - - 385-6c not out 10 83-7 8 0 24 1 J.W.Southern b 278-9d 686. Kent v Middlesex, Canterbury, August 2, 4, 5 (Middlesex won by 156 runs) c J.T.Murray b J.S.E.Price 5 179 430-4c c J.T.Murray b P.H.Edmonds 0 275 180-3d 687. Kent v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, August 9, 11, 12 (Match drawn) lbw b E.E.Hemmings 1 377-8c - - - - 335-7c b P.J.Lewington 54 279-7d 1 0 2 0 256-6 1 688. Kent v Surrey, Folkestone, August 23, 25, 26 (Match drawn) run out 12 371-8c - - - - 285-9c not out 5 243-6d 2 0 13 0 236-5 689. Kent v Somerset, Folkestone, August 27, 28, 29 (Kent won by 155 runs) not out 31 365-6c 265 1 c P.A.Slocombe b D.Breakwell 45 257-5d 202 690. Kent v Sussex, Hove, September 10, 11, 12 (Kent won by ten wickets) c A.W.Mansell b J.A.Snow 19 372-7c 142 did not bat - 14-0 243 691. Kent v Surrey, Kennington Oval, September 13, 15, 16 (Match drawn) c L.E.Skinner b D.M.Smith 20 358-8d 168 49-1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct County Championship 15 26 5 591 119 28.14 1 4 12 Other Kent Matches 2 3 1 186 151* 93.00 1 - - Other Matches 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 - - 2 Season 18 31 6 777 151* 31.08 2 4 14 Career 691 1128 134 42679 307 42.93 107 231 636 Bowling O M R W BB Ave County Championship 11 0 39 1 1-24 39.00 Other Kent Matches 1 0 4 0 - - Other Matches 2 0 12 0 - - Season (6-ball) 14 0 55 1 1-24 55.00 Career (6-ball) 744.1 92 } 3320 65 4-22 51.07 (8-ball) 49.3 0 1976 Cowdrey’s offer to make himself available to Kent when needed was not taken up save in Canterbury Week when the county, bereft of players through injuries and Test calls, selected Cowdrey for one final match. He thus just missed achieving an ambition to appear in the same county side as his eldest son, Chris, who made his debut for Kent in a Sunday League match six weeks earlier. 68