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Full name Ashley Preston Cowan
Born May 7, 1975, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Current age 33 years 115 days
Major teams Essex
Nickname Vic
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height
6 ft 5 in
Education Framlingham College
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
106
158
30
2268
94
17.71
0
9
52
0
List A
148
104
31
1042
45
14.27
0
0
49
0
Twenty20
3
2
1
21
14*
21.00
16
131.25
0
0
0
1
1
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
106
17201
9335
284
6/47
32.86
3.25
60.5
8
0
List A
148
6820
5024
178
5/14
5/14
28.22
4.41
38.3
7
2
0
Twenty20
3
3
72
88
3
2/20
2/20
29.33
7.33
24.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
First-class span
1995 - 2005
List A span
1995 - 2005
Twenty20 debut
Essex v Hampshire at Chelmsford, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Leicestershire v Essex at Leicester, Jul 19, 2004 scorecard
Profile
With greater drive and dedication, Ashley Cowan could have been a high quality fast bowler. Cowan had pace, his height allowed him to extract disconcerting bounce out of a pitch, and he could swing the ball away. But he preferred a night out to a net and he never fulfilled his potential. Injuries played their part, too: in 2003 Cowan was forced to undergo major knee surgery, missed the whole season and was never the same again. He did tour the West Indies with England in 1997-98, a selection that owed much to his performance in the NatWest final, then still the county pro's best shop window. Unsurprisingly, he did not appear in a Test, and took only one wicket all tour.
Angus Fraser
