Full Name

Ashley Preston Cowan

Born

May 07, 1975, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Age

48y 317d

Nicknames

Vic

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

Height

6ft 5in

Education

Framlingham College

TEAMS

With greater drive and dedication, Ashley Cowan could have been a high quality fast bowler. Cowan had pace, his height allowed him to extract disconcerting bounce out of a pitch, and he could swing the ball away. But he preferred a night out to a net and he never fulfilled his potential. Injuries played their part, too: in 2003 Cowan was forced to undergo major knee surgery, missed the whole season and was never the same again. He did tour the West Indies with England in 1997-98, a selection that owed much to his performance in the NatWest final, then still the county pro's best shop window. Unsurprisingly, he did not appear in a Test, and took only one wicket all tour.
Angus Fraser

Ashley Cowan Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
FC1061583022689417.71--09--520
List A1481043110424514.27--00--490
T20s3212114*21.0016131.25000110

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC106-1720193352846/47-32.863.2560.5-80
List A148-682050241785/145/1428.224.4138.3720
T20s33728832/202/2029.337.3324.0000

Recent Matches of Ashley Cowan

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Essex vs WORCS140/3519-Jun-2005WorcesterList A
Essex 2nd XI vs MCC YC11/27 & 0/4408-Jun-2005RadlettOTHER
Essex 2nd XI vs Glam 2nd XI33 & 181/38 & 1/4201-Jun-2005BillericayOTHER
Essex vs WORCS0 & 271/59 & 0/4020-May-2005ChelmsfordFC
Essex vs Glamorgan--1/4215-May-2005ChelmsfordList A

Photos of Ashley Cowan

Ashley Cowan begins to think it might not be his day
Ashley Cowan of Essex pushes off for a single in his innings of 9
Ashley Cowan of Essex in a bowling study
It went where ? ; Essex slips from left to right, Hussain, Robinson, Cowan, keeper Flower and Paul Grayson
Ashley Cowan ; thumbnail portrait