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

Dismissals Cowdrey was dismissed on 996 occasions as follows:- Bowled 206 20.68% Caught 644 64.65% Caught & bowled 50 5.02% Caught wicket-keeper 158 15.86% Caught others 436 43.77% Leg before wicket 99 9.94% Stumped 17 1.71% Hit wicket 2 0.20% Run out 28 2.81% Note : Two other innings ended in retirement. Most Successful Bowlers Cowdrey was dismissed by the following the most times:- 14 G.D.McKenzie 13 A.K.Davidson; D.Shackleton 12 G.St.A.Sobers 11 R.Benaud; K.C.Preston 10 L.R.Gibbs; J.B.Statham 9 N.A.T.Adcock; W.W.Hall; F.J.Titmus; D.W.White 8 G.A.R.Lock; R.G.Marlar; F.S.Trueman; J.H.Wardle 7 V.H.D.Cannings; R.M.H.Cottam; A.W.Greig; R.Illingworth; J.C.Laker; J.S.E.Price; H.J.Tayfield 6 A.S.Brown; C.Gladwin 5 N.Gifford; T.L.Goddard; C.C.Griffith; K.Higgs; Intikhab Alam; D.K.Lillee; R.R.Lindwall; A.A.Mallett; J.B.Mortimore; A.S.M.Oakman; P.M.Pollock; S.Ramadhin; G.R.J.Roope; P.J.Sainsbury; E.Smith; J.R.Thomson The following also dismissed Cowdrey:- D.C.S.Compton, W.J.Edrich, T.W.Graveney (twice); L.Hutton; Nawab of Pataudi. The following dismissed Cowdrey the most times in a specific season:- 5 N.A.T.Adcock (1960); H.J.Tayfield (1956/57); J.R.Thomson (1974/75) 4 E.J.Barlow (1970); A.K.Davidson (1954/55); T.L.Goddard (1960); P.M.Pollock (1965) Catches The following bowlers took the most wickets as a result of Cowdrey’s catches:- 64 D.L.Underwood 43 A.L.Dixon 34 J.N.Graham 26 A.Brown 25 J.N.Shepherd 24 D.J.Halfyard 23 J.C.T.Page 22 F.S.Trueman 21 G.A.R.Lock 20 F.Ridgway; D.M.Sayer 18 J.C.Laker 16 D.V.P.Wright 15 J.B.Statham 14 R.A.Woolmer 12 J.Pettiford 11 J.C.J.Dye; G.W.Johnson; G.Smith 10 J.H.Wardle Cowdrey took the most catches off a particular bowler in a season as follows:- 12 J.N.Graham (1967); D.L.Underwood (1967) 88