Michael Cownley
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John Michael Cownley (February 24, 1929 - November 7, 1998) was a first class cricketer who played two University matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1952 and, most unusually, two more first class games for Lancashire CCC ten years later.
He played against both Oxford and Cambridge for Yorkshire, then reappeared a decade later for the Red Rose against the Pakistan tourists, taking 2 for 36. His only county championship match then came against Warwickshire CCC, in which he made his best score of 25. A right handed batsman, he scored 64 runs at 12.8 in all games and took 3 wickets with his right arm medium pace and occasional leg breaks.
He played for Yorkshire Second XI in 1951 and 1952, for Cheshire in 1961 and for Lancashire Second XI from 1962 to 1964.
He was born near Sheffield in Yorkshire. A graduate of Sheffield University he had also competed as an amateur light-heavyweight boxer in his youth.
