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Ashley Cowan
England
Player profile
Full name Ashley Preston Cowan
Born May 7, 1975, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Current age 33 years 246 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 |
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0 |
9 |
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52 |
0 |
| List A |
148 |
104 |
31 |
1042 |
45 |
14.27 |
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0 |
0 |
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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 |
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17201 |
9335 |
284 |
6/47 |
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32.86 |
3.25 |
60.5 |
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8 |
0 |
| List A |
148 |
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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 |
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
NBC Denis Compton Award 1997
Aug 19, 2005 |
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Ashley Cowan, player portrait
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Jun 22, 2002 |
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Ashley Cowan begins to think it might not be his day
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May 8, 2002 |
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It went where ? ; Essex slips from left to right, Hussain, Robinson, Cowan, keeper Flower and Paul Grayson
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