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Full name | Graham Robert Cowdrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Farnborough, Kent |
27 June 1964 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Van | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Right-arm medium pace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations |
Colin Cowdrey (father) Chris Cowdrey (brother) Fabian Cowdrey (nephew) |
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1984 to 1998 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 June 2016
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Graham Robert Cowdrey (born 27 June 1964) is a former English cricketer.
He is the third son of the cricketer Colin Cowdrey and his first wife Penny Chiesman. He was born in Farnborough in 1964 and educated at Wellesley House and Tonbridge School. He played cricket for Kent County Cricket Club as an attacking batsman in first-class and List A cricket from 1984 to 1998.
Cowdrey is married to Maxine, a racehorse trainer and former jockey. They have two sons and a daughter. His nickname of "Van" came from Van Morrison, his favourite musician.
Cowdrey is a qualified cricket coach and works as a Cricket Liaison Officer for the England and Wales Cricket Board.