Alexander Cowie

Alexander Cowie
Personal information
Full name Alexander Gordon Cowie
Born 27 February 1889
Lymington, Hampshire, England
Died 7 April 1916 (aged 27)
Amarah, Mesopotamia
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1910 Hampshire
1910–1911 Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 14
Runs scored 98
Batting average 7.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 28
Balls bowled 1,979
Wickets 58
Bowling average 24.05
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 6/87
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 January 2010

Alexander Gordon Cowie (27 February 1889 – 7 April 1916) was an English cricketer. Cowie was a right-handed batsman who was a right-arm fast bowler.

Cowie made his first-class debut for Cambridge University in 1910 against Surrey. Cowie made nine first-class appearances for Cambridge University spread over the 1910 and 1911 seasons, with his final first-class match for the University coming against Sussex. During his time at Cambridge Cowie was awarded his Cambridge Blue. Cowie took 43 wickets at an average of 23.25, with best figures of 6-87. At the end of the 1911 season Cowie failed to retain his Cambridge Blue.

Cowie represented a combined Oxford and Cambridge team against a combined Army and Navy side.

In 1910 Cowie also represented Hampshire in the County Championship, where he made his debut against Derbyshire. Cowie played only one more match for the county, against Lancashire in August 1910.

In 1913 Cowie represented the Army in a first-class match against the Royal Navy. Cowie followed that up with his final first-class appearance in 1914 for the Army against Cambridge University.

With the onset of the First World War Cowie enlisted to the British Army. Cowie became a Captain in the Seaforth Highlanders. Cowie was wounded in 1915, but returned to active duty. Cowie died on 7 April 1916 after being fatally wounded while serving in Mesopotamia.

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