The Honourable Graham Robert Cowdrey (born 27 June 1964) was an English cricketer. His nickname of "Van" came from Van Morrison, Cowdrey's favourite musician.[1]
He is the third son of the cricketer Colin Cowdrey and his first wife Penny Chiesman. He was born in Farnborough in 1964 and educated at Wellesley House and Tonbridge. He represented Kent as an attacking batsman in first-class cricket until his retirement.
Graham is married to Maxine and they have a boy Michael ( born 1 December 1998) and twins Alexander and Grace ( born 29 July 2003).
He works for FunRaising Events in London - a charity fundraising company owned by his brother Chris.Graham works with special needs families, taking them on trips to places like Windsor.