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

M I NO R HS Ave 100 50 Opener 24 38 2 1527 182 42.41 5 5 Other positions 93 150 13 6097 160 44.50 17 33 Test career 114 188 15 7624 182 44.06 22 38 Matches include 3 Tests where Cowdrey opened the batting in one innings but not the other. Cowdrey was the regular opener in the following series:- 1956 (Australia), 1959/60 (West Indies), 1960 (South Africa) and 1962 (Pakistan). He also opened in the two Tests he played in 1967 (Pakistan), in one innings in 1962/63 (Australia) and two innings in 1974/75 (Australia). His last Test innings was as an opener. Century Partnerships in Test Matches (42) 116 4th P.B.H.May Australia Sydney 1954/55 108 4th P.B.H.May South Africa Old Trafford 1955 151 1st P.E.Richardson Australia Trent Bridge 1956 174 1st P.E.Richardson Australia Old Trafford 1956 121 4th P.E.Richardson South Africa Johannesburg 1956/57 411 4th P.B.H.May West Indies Edgbaston 1957 174 7th T.G.Evans West Indies Lord’s 1957 121 4th P.B.H.May New Zealand Edgbaston 1958 104 4th P.E.Richardson New Zealand Edgbaston 1958 118 5th P.B.H.May Australia Melbourne 1958/59 182 4th P.B.H.May Australia Sydney 1958/59 193 4th K.F.Barrington India Headingley 1959 131 2nd G.Pullar India Old Trafford 1959 177 1st G.Pullar West Indies Kingston 1959/60 191 2nd E.R.Dexter West Indies Port of Spain 1959/60 290 1st G.Pullar South Africa Kennington Oval 1960 166 2nd E.R.Dexter Pakistan Edgbaston 1962 107 3rd T.W.Graveney Pakistan Edgbaston 1962 117 1st D.S.Sheppard Pakistan Kennington Oval 1962 248 2nd E.R.Dexter Pakistan Kennington Oval 1962 175 3rd E.R.Dexter Australia Melbourne 1962/63 104 3rd D.S.Sheppard Australia Melbourne 1962/63 166 4th K.F.Barrington New Zealand Auckland 1962/63 163* 9th A.C.Smith New Zealand Wellington 1962/63 115 5th P.H.Parfitt India New Delhi 1963/64 126* 5th K.F.Barrington Australia Kennington Oval 1964 136 4th K.F.Barrington New Zealand Edgbaston 1965 105 5th M.J.K.Smith New Zealand Lord’s 1965 135 4th K.F.Barrington South Africa Kennington Oval 1965 105 4th J.H.Edrich Australia Melbourne 1965/66 138 6th J.M.Parks Australia Melbourne 1965/66 118 2nd W.E.Russell New Zealand Auckland 1965/66 169 4th T.W.Graveney West Indies Trent Bridge 1966 134 3rd K.F.Barrington West Indies Port of Spain 1967/68 129 2nd J.H.Edrich West Indies Kingston 1967/68 101 3rd K.F.Barrington West Indies Kingston 1967/68 133 3rd K.F.Barrington West Indies Port of Spain 1967/68 113 6th A.P.E.Knott West Indies Port of Spain 1967/68 118 2nd G.Boycott West Indies Port of Spain 1967/68 172 2nd G.Boycott West Indies Georgetown 1967/68 127 6th A.P.E.Knott West Indies Georgetown 1967/68 108 2nd J.H.Edrich Australia Edgbaston 1968 By Team and Wicket Partnership:- A I NZ P SA WI Total 1st 2 - - 1 1 1 5 2nd 1 1 1 2 - 4 9 3rd 2 - - 1 - 3 6 4th 3 1 4 - 3 2 13 5th 2 1 1 - - - 4 94