Gary Cosier
79Australia · PACE · 1975 to 1979 · on scorecards: GJ Cosier
BATTING
- Matches
- 9
- Innings
- 7
- Runs
- 154
- Average
- 30.8
- Strike rate
- 92.77
- High score
- 84
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 14
- Average
- 17.71
- Economy
- 3.63
- Strike rate
- 29.2
- Best figures
- 5/18
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 4 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Gary Cosier played 9 ODIs for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1975 to 1979. The first came against West Indies at Adelaide Oval, with a score of 25 and 1 wicket, and the last against Canada at Edgbaston in 1979.
The highest score in the archive is 84 from 78 balls against West Indies at Antigua Recreation Ground in 1978, in a defeat. The best bowling is 5 for 18 against England at Edgbaston in 1977. In all: 1 fifty, 1 five-wicket haul.
At home the average was 61.0 across 4 ODIs; away it was 31.0 across 3 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 45 runs at 15.0 in 5 ODIs.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 9 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 78 | West Indies | Antigua Recreation Ground | 1978 | Lost |
| 28 | 14 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1979 | Won |
| 25* | 32 | West Indies | Adelaide Oval | 1975 | Won |
| 8* | 10 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1979 | Won |
| 6 | 20 | England | Lord's | 1979 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/18 | 8.5 | England | Edgbaston | 1977 | Lost |
| 3/22 | 7 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1979 | Won |
| 3/54 | 12 | Pakistan | Trent Bridge | 1979 | Lost |
| 2/17 | 7.2 | Canada | Edgbaston | 1979 | Won |
| 1/33 | 6 | West Indies | Adelaide Oval | 1975 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 45 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 14.00 |
| West Indies | 2 | 109 | 109.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 65.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 8.50 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 18.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 4 | 61 | 61.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 25.75 |
| Away | 3 | 93 | 31.00 | 0/1 | 5 | 14.80 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 14.20 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 36 | 36.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 23.33 |
| Edgbaston | 2 | 3 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 5.00 |
| Antigua Recreation Ground | 1 | 84 | 84.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Adelaide Oval | 1 | 25 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 33.00 |
| Lord's | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1975 at Adelaide Oval
- Latest in the archive: v Canada, 1979 at Edgbaston
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 25 April 1953
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 166
- Ducks
- 1
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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