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

Nasim-ul-Ghani; Nawab of Pataudi; Pervez Sajjad; N.Puna; G.F.Rorke; R.O.Scarlett; C.K.Singh; O.G.Smith; A.L.Thomson; K.D.Walters; F.M.M.Worrell The following dismissed Cowdrey the most times in one series:- 5 N.A.T.Adcock (1960); J.R.Thomson (1974/75) 4 H.J.Tayfield (1956/57) Catches in Test Matches Cowdrey’s 120 catches were taken off the following bowlers:- 19 F.S.Trueman 12 J.B.Statham 10 J.C.Laker; G.A.R.Lock 7 T.E.Bailey 6 F.J.Titmus 5 J.D.F.Larter 4 D.J.Brown; K.Higgs 3 D.A.Allen; R.Illingworth; D.Shackleton; J.A.Snow; F.H.Tyson 2 T.W.Cartwright; E.R.Dexter; B.L.D’Oliveira; I.J.Jones; B.R.Knight; J.B.Mortimore; A.E.Moss; J.H.Wardle 1 R.Appleyard; G.G.Arnold; R.W.Barber; K.F.Barrington; L.J.Coldwell; H.L.Jackson; P.J.Loader; H.J.Rhodes; F.E.Rumsey; R.G.D.Willis; D.Wilson Captain in Test Matches Playing Record P W L D Australia 6 1 2 3 India 2 2 - - Pakistan 4 1 - 3 South Africa 5 3 - 2 West Indies 10 1 2 7 Total 27 8 4 15 Cowdrey never captained England against New Zealand. Toss Cowdrey won the toss on 17 occasions, including all five tosses in the series against South Africa in 1960. He won nine successive tosses between the Georgetown Test in 1959/60 and Lord’s in 1961 – a world Test record. He never put the opposition in to bat. 96