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Graham Cowdrey

Graham Cowdrey
Personal information
Full name Graham Robert Cowdrey
Born (1964-06-27) 27 June 1964 (age 53)
Farnborough, Kent
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)
Domestic team information
Years Team
1984 to 1998 Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 179 261
Runs scored 8,858 5,142
Batting average 34.73 26.10
100s/50s 17/46 3/24
Top score 147 105*
Balls bowled 1,206 1,279
Wickets 12 35
Bowling average 72.66 26.28
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 1/5 4/15
Catches/stumpings 97/– 80/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 June 2016

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.


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