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Chris Cowdrey
England
Player profile
Full name Christopher Stuart Cowdrey
Born October 20, 1957, Farnborough, Kent
Current age 50 years 360 days
Major teams England, Glamorgan, Kent
Nickname Cow, Woody
Batting style Right-hand bat
Other Commentator
Height
6 ft 0 in
Education Tonbridge School
Relations Grandfather - EA Cowdrey, Father - MC Cowdrey, Brother - GR Cowdrey
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
6 |
8 |
1 |
101 |
38 |
14.42 |
280 |
36.07 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
| ODIs |
3 |
3 |
1 |
51 |
46* |
25.50 |
46 |
110.86 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
299 |
452 |
68 |
12252 |
159 |
31.90 |
|
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21 |
58 |
|
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295 |
0 |
| List A |
333 |
300 |
47 |
6846 |
122* |
27.05 |
|
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2 |
42 |
|
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108 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
6 |
9 |
399 |
309 |
4 |
2/65 |
2/91 |
77.25 |
4.64 |
99.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODIs |
3 |
2 |
52 |
55 |
2 |
1/3 |
1/3 |
27.50 |
6.34 |
26.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
299 |
|
14523 |
7962 |
200 |
5/46 |
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39.81 |
3.28 |
72.6 |
|
2 |
0 |
| List A |
333 |
|
7740 |
5979 |
204 |
5/28 |
5/28 |
29.30 |
4.63 |
37.9 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
India v England at Mumbai, Nov 28-Dec 3, 1984 scorecard |
| Last Test |
England v West Indies at Leeds, Jul 21-26, 1988 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
India v England at Nagpur, Jan 23, 1985 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Australia v England at Melbourne, Feb 17, 1985 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class span |
1977 - 1992 |
| List A span |
1976 - 1992 |
Chris Cowdrey suffered throughout his career from comparisons with his father, Colin, but he was a better cricketer than many critics gave him credit for, although not quite up to the highest level (despite him calling his autobiography Good Enough). He captained England once, against West Indies in 1988, but his chance to prove his detractors wrong never came as he was injured after the one appearance and never chosen again. Many people thought that he owed appointment as England captain in 1988 had more to do with his father's reputation and the fact that the chairman of selectors Peter May was his godfather. An
allrounder in county cricket, he bowled at a bustling medium pace, was a middle-order hitter, and a good fielder. He led Kent with skill, making the most of a limited side. After retiring, he became a radio commentator for Talk Sport.
Martin Williamson
Feb 5, 2003 |
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Double Wicket World Cup launch event: Chris Cowdrey
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Jun 3, 1988 |
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Chris Cowdrey
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Dec 21, 1987 |
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Christopher Cowdrey portrait
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