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Full name Christopher Stuart Cowdrey
Born October 20, 1957, Farnborough, Kent
Current age 50 years 278 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
21
58
295
0
List A
333
300
47
6846
122*
27.05
2
42
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
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
Australia v England at Melbourne, Feb 17, 1985 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1977 - 1992
List A span
1976 - 1992
Profile
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.
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