David Cowper (cricketer)

David Cowper
Personal information
Born (1939-01-25) 25 January 1939 (age 85)
Melbourne, Australia
BattingRight handed
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsBob Cowper (brother)
Dave Cowper (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965–66Victoria
Source: Cricinfo, 4 December 2015

David Raymond Cowper (born 25 January 1939) is an Australian former cricketer. He played two first-class cricket matches for Victoria during the 1965–66 season as a wicket-keeper.[1]

Cowper made his state debut against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club side of 1965–66, called up after an injury to Ray Jordon.[2] Batting at number nine, he made 60 not out in Victoria's first innings and shared in a unbeaten 122 run partnership with Graeme Watson for the eighth wicket.[2] Cowper featured in Victoria's next match against Western Australia, he scored 3 and 22 not out in his only experience of Sheffield Shield cricket.[3] His younger brother, Bob, played alongside him in both his first-class matches.

Cowper had a lengthy grade cricket career with Richmond Cricket Club, making a club record 297 appearances between 1958 and 1980.[4][5]

In 1993, Cowper emigrated to Birmingham in England, the birthplace of his wife.[2] He was a cricket coach for Warwickshire Cricket Board[6] and managed the county's under-17s team in the late 1990s and 2000s which included overseeing the development of Ian Bell.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "David Cowper". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d Ackerly, Doug (1 January 2007). "England has to rebuild from grassroots up". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Victoria v Western Australia, Sheffield Shield 1965/66". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Victoria Premier Cricket Matches played by Dave Cowper (297)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  5. ^ "A brief history of the Richmond Cricket Club". Richmond Cricket Club. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Cowper lifts top coach honours". Birmingham Mail. 31 March 2001. Retrieved 13 May 2024 – via Newsbank.


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