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

Performance on Each Test Ground (Bowling) O M R W BB Ave England Edgbaston 1 0 1 0 - - Old Trafford 1 0 4 0 - - Australia Adelaide 8-ball 1.3 0 9 0 - - Brisbane 8-ball 3 0 18 0 - - Perth 8-ball 3 0 18 0 - - India Kanpur 5 0 34 0 - - West Indies Kingston 1 0 4 0 - - Port of Spain 2 0 16 0 - - Centuries in Test Matches (22) 102 Australia Melbourne 1954/55 101 South Africa Cape Town 1956/57 154 West Indies Edgbaston 1957 152 West Indies Lord’s 1957 100* Australia Sydney 1958/59 160 India Headingley 1959 114 West Indies Kingston 1959/60 119 West Indies Port of Spain 1959/60 155 South Africa Kennington Oval 1960 159 Pakistan Edgbaston 1962 182 Pakistan Kennington Oval 1962 113 Australia Melbourne 1962/63 128* New Zealand Wellington 1962/63 107 India Calcutta 1963/64 151 India New Delhi 1963/64 119 New Zealand Lord’s 1965 105 South Africa Trent Bridge 1965 104 Australia Melbourne 1965/66 101 West Indies Kingston 1967/68 148 West Indies Port of Spain 1967/68 104 Australia Edgbaston 1968 100 Pakistan Lahore 1968/69 By Team and Batting Position:- A I NZ P SA WI Total 2 - - - 2 1 2 5 3 1 1 - 1 - 2 5 4 2 1 1 - - - 4 5 2 - - - 2 2 6 6 - 1 - - - - 1 8 - - 1 - - - 1 5 3 2 3 3 6 22 Cowdrey scored no centuries batting in other positions. Test Opener One of the most contentious aspects of Cowdrey’s career was the occasions he was called upon to open a Test innings. It is well documented that it was a position he disliked. The statistics show he was only slightly less successful in Tests as an opener compared with batting in other positions. He did in fact make his highest Test score as an opener. 93