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

Other English Grounds (5 matches and over) Bristol 5 - 2 3 Hastings 5 2 2 1 Leicester 8 3 3 2 The Parks 11 - 4 7 Southampton 12 2 3 7 Worcester 7 3 2 2 Overseas Grounds (3 matches and over) Adelaide 5 2 - 3 Bridgetown 5 1 1 3 Georgetown 3 - - 3 Kingston (Sabina Park) 3 1 - 2 Melbourne 3 3 - - Port of Spain 7 2 2 3 Toss In 252 matches as Kent Captain, Cowdrey won the toss on 118 occasions and lost it on 134. He put the opposition in to bat on 12 occasions, winning 3 times, losing twice and drawing 7. Four Wickets in an Innings (3) 4-22 Kent v Surrey Blackheath 1951 4-30 Oxford University v Derbyshire The Parks 1953 4-109 An England XI v Commonwealth XI Hastings 1957 Dismissals Cowdrey’s 65 dismissals were made as follows:- Bowled 16 24.62% Caught 43 66.15% Caught & bowled 1 1.54% Caught wicket-keeper 8 12.31% Caught others 34 52.30% Leg before wicket 1 1.54% Stumped 5 7.69% The following were dismissed twice:- C.W.Bartels; R.G.Broadbent; E.I.Lester; P.J.Sainsbury; G.L.Willatt; J.V.Wilson The following of interest were dismissed once:- Asif Iqbal; G.J.Cosier; K.Ibadulla; Intikhab Alam; D.K.Lillee; C.C.McDonald; D.J.McGlew; C.T.Radley; R.E.S.Wyatt. Series by Series in Test Matches (Batting and Fielding) M I NO R HS Ave 100 50 Ct 1954/55 Australia 5 9 0 319 102 35.44 1 2 4 1954/55 New Zealand 2 3 1 64 42 32.00 - - 1 1955 South Africa 1 2 0 51 50 25.50 - 1 - 1956 Australia 5 8 0 244 81 30.50 - 2 3 1956/57 South Africa 5 10 0 331 101 33.10 1 3 10 1957 West Indies 5 6 0 435 154 72.50 2 2 8 1958 New Zealand 4 4 0 241 81 60.25 - 3 7 1958/59 Australia 5 10 1 391 100* 43.44 1 1 6 1958/59 New Zealand 2 2 0 20 15 10.00 - - 2 1959 India 5 7 1 344 160 57.33 1 2 7 1959/60 West Indies 5 10 1 491 119 54.55 2 2 1 1960 South Africa 5 9 0 312 155 34.66 1 1 7 1961 Australia 4 8 0 168 93 21.00 - 1 4 1962 Pakistan 4 5 0 409 182 81.80 2 - 9 90