Full name Edward James McKenzie Cowan
Born June 16, 1982, Paddington, New South Wales
Current age 38 years 224 days
Major teams Australia, Australia A, British Universities, Gloucestershire, New South Wales, Nottinghamshire, Oxford MCCU, Sydney Sixers, Tasmania
Nickname Fred
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Height 1.77 m
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 18 | 32 | 0 | 1001 | 136 | 31.28 | 2425 | 41.27 | 1 | 6 | 123 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
First-class | 143 | 260 | 19 | 10097 | 225 | 41.89 | 20819 | 48.49 | 25 | 48 | 94 | 0 | ||
List A | 98 | 94 | 13 | 2984 | 131* | 36.83 | 4209 | 70.89 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 0 | ||
T20s | 16 | 15 | 1 | 229 | 70 | 16.35 | 192 | 119.27 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 143 | 142 | 128 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.40 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
List A | 98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | Australia v India at Melbourne, Dec 26-29, 2011 scorecard |
Last Test | England v Australia at Nottingham, Jul 10-14, 2013 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class debut | Oxford UCCE v Middlesex at Oxford, Apr 12-14, 2003 scorecard |
Last First-class | Victoria v New South Wales at Melbourne, Mar 3-6, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut | Western Australia v New South Wales at Perth, Jan 2, 2005 scorecard |
Last List A | New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, Oct 15, 2017 scorecard |
T20s debut | Western Australia v New South Wales at Perth, Jan 1, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20s | Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder at Sydney, Jan 16, 2016 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5, 6 | NSW | v Victoria | Melbourne | 3 Mar 2018 | FC |
68, 0/62 | NSW | v Tasmania | Sydney | 24 Feb 2018 | FC |
1, 27 | NSW | v South Aust | Sydney | 16 Feb 2018 | FC |
46, 55 | NSW | v West Aust | Perth | 8 Feb 2018 | FC |
28 | NSW U23s | v Tas U23s | Hobart | 22 Jan 2018 | Other |
67, 0 | NSW | v Tasmania | Hobart | 3 Dec 2017 | FC |
32, 40* | NSW | v Victoria | Sydney | 24 Nov 2017 | FC |
13 | NSW | v Victoria | Sydney | 15 Oct 2017 | LA |
4* | NSW | v Queensland | Sydney | 13 Oct 2017 | LA |
2 | NSW | v CA XI | Sydney | 8 Oct 2017 | LA |
A move to Tasmania after the 2008-09 season gave Ed Cowan's career the boost he needed. At New South Wales he had struggled to make himself a regular member of the strong batting line-up and the move south brought immediate results. He played every Sheffield Shield match in his first season with the Tigers and he scored 957 runs at 53.16, placing him second on the competition tally. That collection included a career best 225, and he followed during the 2010 off-season with a century for Australia A against Sri Lanka A. It was a far cry from his final summer with the Blues, when he'd made only three first-class appearances in a side where he always felt someone else was hovering, ready to take his place.
Australia Under-19s 1999/00
Club: Sydney University