As a schoolboy, I saw Colin Cowdrey bat a number of times at Canterbury at the tail end of his career. To me, he was a strangely diffident batsman, often playing with excessive caution bowlers he had the strokes to dominate. Every now and then, he permitted himself the luxury of a cover driven boundary that demonstrated this fact. His fielding at slip was obviously less sharp than in his pomp, but there was really nowhere else he could field. His build was 'comfortable', to say the least, and he was not a fast mover. Most people thought he played on too long with nothing to prove, but there was one last glorious hurrah in the ton he scored for Kent against the Aussies in 1975. I saw that innings. He was 42 years old then and he made good runs against an attack that included
The whole Maestro series was wonderful. Unpretentious and thoughtful. The classification of " Maestro" should only be stamped on the truly elite sportsman/ woman in their field.
Amazing that despite being a very fit man playing Test cricket for years, he apparently failed his National Service medical for the RAF because of flat feet?
Charming man, although after a couple of drinks that charm might seem a bit glib. With the bat, had all the time in the world to play the ball - and then took his time over his strokes. Certainly as courageous as the best: facing Thompson, at 41, with no practice. Should have remained a player, in my opinion, and never taken up administration, but then, we don't know unless we try.
When Cricket and society were so much better.
As a schoolboy, I saw Colin Cowdrey bat a number of times at Canterbury at the tail end of his career. To me, he was a strangely diffident batsman, often playing with excessive caution bowlers he had the strokes to dominate. Every now and then, he permitted himself the luxury of a cover driven boundary that demonstrated this fact. His fielding at slip was obviously less sharp than in his pomp, but there was really nowhere else he could field. His build was 'comfortable', to say the least, and he was not a fast mover. Most people thought he played on too long with nothing to prove, but there was one last glorious hurrah in the ton he scored for Kent against the Aussies in 1975. I saw that innings. He was 42 years old then and he made good runs against an attack that included
Barry Davies - what a voice.
Called "The Master" and quite rightly so. One of the best.
Fantastic programme - thanks a lot for finding this!!!
what a gentleman only wish we had people like that today. unfortunately we don’t
My favorite slip fielder.....safe hands.
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The David Lloyd anecdote right at the end.
My boyhood cricketing hero!
Hahahaha
Two supreme masters of their respective crafts.
The whole Maestro series was wonderful. Unpretentious and thoughtful. The classification of " Maestro" should only be stamped on the truly elite sportsman/ woman in their field.
When cricketers were gentlemen
the last hunded kent Australians was 1975 not 77 and was 151 not 157.
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Amazing that despite being a very fit man playing Test cricket for years, he apparently failed his National Service medical for the RAF because of flat feet?
Charming man, although after a couple of drinks that charm might seem a bit glib. With the bat, had all the time in the world to play the ball - and then took his time over his strokes. Certainly as courageous as the best: facing Thompson, at 41, with no practice. Should have remained a player, in my opinion, and never taken up administration, but then, we don't know unless we try.
Great slipsman..
Colin Cowdrey would have scored a raft of runs today.