Bob Cowper
- Moeen Ali
- Jonny Bairstow
- Harry Brook
- Jos Buttler
- Sam Curran
- Ben Duckett
- Dawid Malan
- Adil Rashid
- Joe Root
- Chris Woakes
Alphabetically sorted top ten of players who have played the most matches across formats in the last 12 months
Full Name
Robert Maskew Cowper
Born
October 05, 1940, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria
Age
83y 67d
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Offbreak
Playing Role
Batting Allrounder
RELATIONS
(brother)
Other
Referee
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
Bob Cowper Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 27 | 46 | 2 | 2061 | 307 | 46.84 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| FC | 147 | 228 | 31 | 10595 | 307 | 53.78 | 26 | 58 | - | 151 | 0 |
| List A | 4 | 4 | 1 | 77 | 33 | 25.66 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 27 | 36 | 3005 | 1139 | 36 | 4/48 | 7/135 | 31.63 | 2.27 | 83.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 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 | 3.53 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Umpire & Referee
| Format | Mat | Referee |
|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 2 |
| ODIs | 12 | 12 |
Records of Bob Cowper
Explore Statsguru Analysis
Debut/Last Matches of Bob Cowper
Test Matches
FC Matches
List A Matches
Recent Matches of Bob Cowper
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Ground | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria vs West Aust | 51 | 2/75 | 13-Feb-1970 | Perth | FC |
| Victoria vs South Aust | 23 & 28* | 1/26 & 0/24 | 06-Feb-1970 | Adelaide | FC |
| Victoria vs Queensland | 15 & 15 | 1/39 | 30-Jan-1970 | Brisbane | FC |
| Victoria vs NSW | 3 & 39 | 3/26 & 1/37 | 24-Jan-1970 | Sydney | FC |
| Victoria vs N Zealanders | 99 & 6 | 0/9 & 0/5 | 09-Jan-1970 | Melbourne | FC |