A-Z (C10)

A-Z (C10)

November 19, 2017, 6:55 pm
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Just three today

Court, Richard Charles (‘Dick’) Lucy (280) known later as RC Lucy-Court. Born India 23.10.1916, died Southampton 10.4.1974. Court was a fast bowler who joined Hampshire’s growing ground staff in 1936, age 19, and after matches for the Club & Ground and 2nd XI, he made his first-class debut at Old Trafford in May 1937. He played three matches in that first season with a best of 3-41 in a high-scoring draw v Sussex at Portsmouth. In 1938, he had a run of Championship matches in July and took 13 wickets at 22.46 although his best figures that year came v Cambridge University. He recorded his career best figures of 4-53 (after 3-70) v Essex at Brentwood in 1939 and then he played regularly until late July, but not thereafter – his 15 wickets cost more than 50 each. After the war, he worked alongside Desmond Eagar, firstly as assistant then as joint secretary of the club until 1950, but he played no more cricket for any of the county’s sides.

Cowans, Norman George (423) born Jamaica 17.4.1961. Norman Cowans was a fast bowler whose main career was for England (1982/85) and Middlesex (1980-1993). He joined Hampshire in 1994, to form a new opening partnership with Winston Benjamin, but it was less effective than Mark Nicholas and the Cricket Committee had hoped. Cowans played in 12 first-class matches, taking 26 wickets at just under 38 each with a best of 4-76 v Durham at Portsmouth in late August, which was sadly his final Championship match; he did not return in 1995. He also took 22 wickets in 21 limited-overs games with a best of 4-36 v Worcestershire at Worcester in a B&H semi-final, despite which Hampshire lost by three wickets. He continued to play in major non first-class matches, at least until 2014, age 53.

Cowie, Alexander Gordon (156 – Amateur) born Lymington 27.2.1889, died of his wounds in Mesopotamia 7.4.1916. Cowie, educated at Charterhouse, was an erratic fast bowler whose most notable moment was probably in the University match of 1910 when he bowled two wides and took two wickets in his first over (overall 4-67). He won his Cambridge ‘blue’ only in that year, although he played again in 1911 in other matches. In 1910 he played also in two matches for Hampshire; a victory at Chesterfield (two wickets) and a defeat v Lancashire at Southampton, when he took 5-94 & 2-85 in what would be his last county match. In 1913 & 1914 he played in two first-class matches for the Army. During the war he was in the Seaforth Highlanders and had been wounded in 1915, prior to his death a year later.

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