David Cowper (cricketer)
Australian cricketer (born 1939)
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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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | David Raymond Cowper |
| Born | 25 January 1939 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Role | Wicket-keeper |
| Relations |
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| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1965/66 | Victoria |
Source: Cricinfo, 4 December 2015 | |
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 the West Midlands 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 future England international Ian Bell.[2]
