Full Name

Alexander Gordon Cowie

Born

February 27, 1889, Yeatton House, Hordle, Lymington, Hampshire

Died

April 07, 1916, Amara, Mesopotamia, (aged 27y 40d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast

Born at Lymington on February 27, 1889. When serving as a Captain in the Seaforth Highlanders, he died of wounds at Amara, Mesopotamia, on April 7, 1916, aged 27. A fast, erratic, right-handed bowler, he played a few times for Charterhouse in 1907 and gained his blue at Cambridge as a Freshman in 1910. In the match against Oxford he took 4 for 67, causing a sensation in his first over by bowling a couple of wides and dismissing A.J. Evans and R. Sale. That year he was the most successful Cambridge bowler with 35 wickets at 20.51, and he played twice for Hampshire later in the 1910 season, taking 9 wickets at 29.00 with a best of 5 for 94, but in 1911 he failed to retain his blue. In 1913 he played at Lord's for the Army v Royal Navy.

Alexander Cowie Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC1420698287.000060

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR5w10w
FC1419791395586/8724.054.2234.150

Debut/Last Matches of Alexander Cowie

FC Matches

Span
1910 - 1913