David Cowan (cricketer)

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David Cowan
Personal information
Born (1964-03-30) 30 March 1964 (age 59)
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Source: CricketArchive, 2 February 2016

David Cowan (born 30 March 1964) is a former Scottish international cricketer who represented the Scottish national side between 1989 and 1999. He played as a right-arm pace bowler.

Cowan was born in St Andrews, and attended Bell Baxter High School in nearby Cupar. His club cricket was played for the Freuchie Cricket Club. [1] Cowan made his debut for Scotland in May 1989, playing against Lancashire in the Benson & Hedges Cup. [2] Against Northamptonshire in the 1990 edition of the competition, he took 3/36 from 11 overs, helping Scotland to a two-run victory. They were to be his best figures in List A cricket. [3] Cowan made his first-class debut in June 1991, against Ireland, but made only sporadic appearances for Scotland over the following seasons. [4] His first and only major international tournament was the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia, although he played only match at the event (against Italy. [5] Cowan made his last appearance for Scotland in the 1999 NatWest Trophy, against Dorset. [2]

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References

  1. David Cowan – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 List A matches played by David Cowan – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. Northamptonshire v Scotland, Benson and Hedges Cup 1990 (Group D) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. First-class matches played by David Cowan – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  5. ICC Trophy matches played by David Cowan – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2016.