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Full name Robert Maskew Cowper
Born October 5, 1940, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria
Current age 71 years 235 days
Major teams Australia, Marylebone Cricket Club, Victoria, Western Australia
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Other Referee
Relation Brother - DR Cowper
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 27 | 46 | 2 | 2061 | 307 | 46.84 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| First-class | 147 | 228 | 31 | 10595 | 307 | 53.78 | 26 | 58 | 151 | 0 | |
| List A | 4 | 4 | 1 | 77 | 33 | 25.66 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 27 | 36 | 3005 | 1139 | 36 | 4/48 | 7/135 | 31.63 | 2.27 | 83.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 147 | 14915 | 5709 | 183 | 7/42 | 31.19 | 2.29 | 81.5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| List A | 4 | 100 | 59 | 3 | 2/17 | 2/17 | 19.66 | 3.54 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | England v Australia at Leeds, Jul 2-6, 1964 scorecard |
| Last Test | England v Australia at Leeds, Jul 25-30, 1968 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| First-class span | 1959-1970 |
| List A span | 1969-1970 |
| Test debut | England v Pakistan at Birmingham, Jun 4-8, 1992 scorecard |
| Last Test | England v Pakistan at Lord's, Jun 18-21, 1992 scorecard |
| Test matches | 2 |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | England v Pakistan at Lord's, May 20, 1992 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Pakistan v West Indies at Johannesburg, Feb 27, 1993 scorecard |
| ODI matches | 12 |
| ODI statistics |
A stockbroker and merchant banker too intelligent and ambitious to linger long in a game offering such modest financial rewards, Bob Cowper renounced Test cricket at 28, though not before he had built an impressive portfolio of achievement as a left-hand batsman and finger-spinner. His 12-hour 307 against England at Melbourne in February 1966 was the highest Test innings and the only triple-century on Australian soil until Matthew Hayden's 380 in 2003-04. His fertile cricket imagination and sense of injustice at the lot of the average Australian cricketer left a strong impression on Ian Chappell, in time a militant campaigner for the rights of his comrades.
Gideon Haigh
- Averaging 100, and hundreds in lost causes (Sep 18, 2006)
- Boxing Day in Melbourne (part 1) (Dec 26, 2002)
Dec 1965
Bob Cowper batting against England in 1965-66
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Tournament Results
Australia v South Africa at Gros Islet
- Apr 25, 2007
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 111 balls remaining)
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Australia won by 7 wickets (with 111 balls remaining)
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