Colin Cowdrey
On scorecards: MC Cowdrey
In-game rating: 91/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Colin Cowdrey played 114 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1954 to 1975. The first came against Australia at Brisbane Cricket Ground, with scores of 40 and 10, and the last against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1975.
The most productive decade was the 1960s: 4,788 runs at 48.9 in 65 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 182 against Pakistan at Kennington Oval in 1962, in a match England won. In all: 22 hundreds, 38 fifties.
At home the average was 43.1 across 55 Tests; away it was 45.3 across 58 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 2,433 runs at 34.3 in 43 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 13 Tests and 733 runs at 40.7. Colin Cowdrey captained England in 27 Tests, winning 8 and losing 4. England won 43 of the Tests Colin Cowdrey played and lost 21, with 50 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 114 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | – | Pakistan | Kennington Oval | 1962 | Won |
| 160 | – | India | Headingley | 1959 | Won |
| 159 | – | Pakistan | Edgbaston | 1962 | Won |
| 155 | – | South Africa | Kennington Oval | 1960 | Drawn |
| 154 | – | West Indies | Edgbaston | 1957 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 43 | 2,433 | 34.27 | 5/11 |
| West Indies | 21 | 1,751 | 51.50 | 6/10 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1,133 | 59.63 | 2/8 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1,021 | 39.27 | 3/7 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 633 | 45.21 | 3/0 |
| India | 8 | 653 | 72.56 | 3/2 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 55 | 3,537 | 43.13 | 9/18 |
| Away | 58 | 4,080 | 45.33 | 13/20 |
| Neutral | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39 | 2,440 | 42.07 | 6/16 |
| 1960s | 65 | 4,788 | 48.86 | 16/21 |
| 1970s | 10 | 396 | 23.29 | 0/1 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 13 | 733 | 40.72 | 2/2 |
| Kennington Oval | 11 | 717 | 44.81 | 2/3 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 9 | 661 | 50.85 | 3/2 |
| Edgbaston | 8 | 737 | 56.69 | 3/3 |
| Trent Bridge | 8 | 594 | 45.69 | 1/4 |
| Headingley | 8 | 392 | 43.56 | 1/2 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1954 at Brisbane Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1975 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
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