Norman Cowans

Norman Cowans

Personal information
Full name	Norman George Cowans
Born	17 April 1961 (1961-04-17) (age 50) St. Mary, Jamaica
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs
Matches	19	23
Runs scored	175	13
Batting average	7.95	2.60
100s/50s	-/-	-/-
Top score	36	4*
Balls bowled	3452	1282
Wickets	51	23
Bowling average	39.27	39.69
5 wickets in innings	2	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	6/77	3/44
Catches/stumpings	9/-	5/-
Source: [1], 1 January 2006

Norman Cowans (born Norman George Cowans, 17 April 1961, Saint Mary, Jamaica)^[1] is a former English cricketer who played in nineteen Tests and twenty three ODIs from 1982 to 1985. He also played first-class cricket for Middlesex and Hampshire.^[1]

Life and career

Cowans was born in the Caribbean, but moved to England with his family when he was eleven. He played County Championship cricket for Middlesex and then Hampshire, winning three Championships and four limited-overs titles (all with Middlesex) in his fifteen seasons. On his first tour overseas, on England's defence of the Ashes in Australia in 1982/83, he often struggled, was wayward in line and length, and was underbowled by captain, Bob Willis, until the crucial Fourth Test at Melbourne, a match England had to win if they had any hope of retaining the Ashes they won at home in 1981.

Cowans played the game of his life at the MCG in 1983, where he took a match-winning 6 for 77,^[1] following his first innings 2 for 69 (which included the first ball scalp of Greg Chappell), in England's dramatic three run victory. For these five days, Cowans was the star of English cricket, and had sent the series to Sydney for the deciding Fifth Test, which ended in a draw.

Cowans was nicknamed 'Flash' as a result of being able to bowl a cricket ball at almost 100 mph.^{[citation needed]}

He was Richard Hadlee's 200th Test wicket, of which Hadlee said: "I would have preferred it to have been Gower, Randall, or Lamb, but Flash will do in the circumstances!"^{[citation needed]}

Cowans has a daughter named Kimberley Lucy, is currently a regular commentator on Sky News and BBC News 24, and has his own sports promotions company.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 43. ISBN 1-869833-21-X. 

Persondata
Name	Cowans, Norman
Alternative names	Cowans, Norman George
Short description	English Test and County cricketer
Date of birth	17 April 1961
Place of birth	St. Mary, Jamaica
Date of death
Place of death