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| Full name: | Michael Colin Cowdrey |
| Born: | 24th December 1932, Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Died: | 4th December 2000, Angmering Park, Littlehampton, Sussex, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batsman |
| Bowling: | Leg-break |
| Relations: | Father: EA Cowdrey; Grandson: FK Cowdrey; Grandson: JL Cowdrey; Son: CS Cowdrey; Son: GR Cowdrey |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1954/55-1974/75); England (ODI: 1970/71); Kent (Main FC: 1950-1976); Oxford University (Main FC: 1952-1954); Marylebone Cricket Club (Main FC: 1952-1975); Kent (Main ListA: 1963-1975); Marylebone Cricket Club (Main ListA: 1970/71); All teams |
| Kent cap: 1951 | |
| Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year: 1953 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1956 | |
| Kent Captain: 1957 - 1971 | |
| Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year: 1964 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Articles: | Colin Cowdrey inducted into Hall of Fame |
| Aussie opener Langer says emotional farewell | |
| `Dad's Army' Aussies may be past it for Ashes, warns Lillee | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1954/55-1974/75) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England | 114 | 188 | 15 | 7624 | 182 | 44.06 | 22 | 38 | 120 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1958/59-1970/71) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 119 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0-1 | 5.24 | ||||
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1950-1976) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Kent | 402 | 651 | 85 | 23779 | 250 | 42.01 | 58 | 128 | 406 | |
| Gentlemen | 9 | 17 | 2 | 374 | 106 | 24.93 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Free Foresters | 1 | 2 | 0 | 182 | 143 | 91.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oxford University | 40 | 70 | 5 | 2848 | 154 | 43.81 | 5 | 20 | 16 | |
| Marylebone Cricket Club | 95 | 151 | 21 | 5991 | 307 | 46.08 | 17 | 29 | 74 | |
| Gentlemen of England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 57 | 53.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| England | 118 | 196 | 15 | 7865 | 182 | 43.45 | 22 | 41 | 124 | |
| England XI | 5 | 5 | 0 | 270 | 100 | 54.00 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| DR Jardine's XI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| EW Swanton's XI | 4 | 8 | 0 | 271 | 50 | 33.87 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| LEG Ames' XI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 143 | 73.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| AER Gilligan's XI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| International XI | 2 | 4 | 1 | 146 | 83 | 48.66 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| International Cavaliers | 5 | 10 | 2 | 240 | 95 | 30.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Commonwealth XI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 66 | 39.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| TN Pearce's XI | 1 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 39* | 57.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Duke of Norfolk's XI | 3 | 4 | 1 | 221 | 83 | 73.66 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Rest of the World XI | 1 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 88 | 102.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Overall | 692 | 1130 | 134 | 42719 | 307 | 42.89 | 107 | 231 | 638 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1950-1976) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Kent | 1905 | 29 | 1285 | 27 | 4-22 | 47.59 | 0 | 0 | 70.55 | 4.04 |
| Gentlemen | 84 | 0 | 92 | 2 | 1-29 | 46.00 | 0 | 0 | 42.00 | 6.57 |
| Free Foresters | 206 | 6 | 120 | 2 | 1-41 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 | 103.00 | 3.49 |
| Oxford University | 1787 | 56 | 1046 | 14 | 4-30 | 74.71 | 0 | 0 | 127.64 | 3.51 |
| Marylebone Cricket Club | 436 | 1 | 349 | 9 | 2-27 | 38.77 | 0 | 0 | 48.44 | 4.80 |
| England XI | 165 | 1 | 163 | 6 | 4-109 | 27.16 | 0 | 0 | 27.50 | 5.92 |
| DR Jardine's XI | 78 | 1 | 71 | 3 | 3-64 | 23.66 | 0 | 0 | 26.00 | 5.46 |
| EW Swanton's XI | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0-6 | 2.00 | ||||
| LEG Ames' XI | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0-9 | 4.50 | ||||
| England | 119 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0-1 | 5.24 | ||||
| International XI | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0-12 | 4.00 | ||||
| Commonwealth XI | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0-6 | 6.00 | ||||
| Rest of the World XI | 42 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 2-34 | 33.00 | 0 | 0 | 21.00 | 9.42 |
| Overall | 4876 | 95 | 3329 | 65 | 4-22 | 51.21 | 0 | 0 | 75.01 | 4.09 |
| One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1970/71) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | 0 | |
| One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1963-1975) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Kent | 81 | 72 | 11 | 1921 | 116 | 31.49 | 3 | 12 | 37 | |
| Gillette Invitation XI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duke of Norfolk's XI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marylebone Cricket Club | 4 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Overall | 88 | 79 | 11 | 1978 | 116 | 29.08 | 3 | 12 | 39 | |
| One-Day Career Bowling (1964-1974) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Kent | 59 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 1-0 | 14.33 | 0 | 0 | 19.66 | 4.37 |
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