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Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE (24 December 1932 – 4 December 2000) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University (1952–1954), Kent County Cricket Club (1950–1976) and England (1954–1975). Universally known as Colin Cowdrey, he "delighted crowds throughout the world with his style and elegance", and was the first cricketer to play 100 Test matches, celebrating the occasion with 104 against Australia in 1968. In all he played 114 Tests, making 7,624 runs at an average of 44.06, overtaking Wally Hammond as the most prolific Test batsman, and taking 120 catches as a fielder, breaking another Hammond record. Cowdrey made 22 Test centuries (an England record until 2013) and was the first batsman to make centuries against the six other Test playing

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  • Colin Cowdrey (en)
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  • Michael Colin Cowdrey, barone Cowdrey di Tonbridge (Ootacamund, 24 dicembre 1932 – Littlehampton, 4 dicembre 2000), è stato un crickettista inglese. (it)
  • Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE (24 December 1932 – 4 December 2000) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University (1952–1954), Kent County Cricket Club (1950–1976) and England (1954–1975). Universally known as Colin Cowdrey, he "delighted crowds throughout the world with his style and elegance", and was the first cricketer to play 100 Test matches, celebrating the occasion with 104 against Australia in 1968. In all he played 114 Tests, making 7,624 runs at an average of 44.06, overtaking Wally Hammond as the most prolific Test batsman, and taking 120 catches as a fielder, breaking another Hammond record. Cowdrey made 22 Test centuries (an England record until 2013) and was the first batsman to make centuries against the six other Test playing (en)
  • Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey de Tonbridge, est un joueur de cricket international et dirigeant sportif anglais né le 24 décembre 1932 à Bangalore en Inde et mort le 4 décembre 2000 à Littlehampton. Il effectue la totalité de sa carrière au sein du Kent County Cricket Club. Il dispute son premier test-match avec l'équipe d'Angleterre en 1954. Capitaine de l'équipe nationale à vingt-sept reprises, ce batteur établit en 1970 le record du plus grand nombre de courses marquées en carrière en test-match, avant d'être dépassé par Garfield Sobers deux ans plus tard. Il est également le premier joueur à dépasser les 100 sélections dans cette forme de jeu. (fr)
  • Michael Colin Cowdrey, baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge (ur. 24 grudnia 1932 w Ootacamund, zm. 4 grudnia 2000) – angielski krykiecista, wielokrotny kapitan reprezentacji Anglii w krykieta. Urodził się w brytyjskich Indiach. Wykształcenie odebrał w Bishop Cotton Boys School, Tonbridge School i Brasenose College. W 1946 r. zadebiutował w krykietowej reprezentacji uniwersytetu oksfordzkiego. Miał wtedy 14 lat, co czyni go najmłodszym debiutantem w historii uniwersyteckiej drużyny. Cowdrey był dwukrotnie żonaty. Po raz pierwszy ożenił się w 1956 r. z Penny Chiesman, z którą miał trzech synów i córkę: (pl)
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