- Role
- Batter
- Batting
- Right-handed
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
Shirley Cowles is a cricketer who plays for New Zealand. She was born on 26 April 1939 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Shirley plays as a batter, bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium.
International career
- Test: debut on 7 March 1969 against England (cap 56); most recent Test on 8 January 1977 against India.
- ODI: debut on 23 June 1973 against Trinidad and Tobago (cap 4); most recent ODI on 21 July 1973 against Young England.
Shirley has played 2 international formats.
Career statistics
In 7 Tests Shirley has scored 324 runs at an average of 23.14, with a highest score of 46. In the field: 6 catches.
In 5 ODIs Shirley has scored 93 runs at an average of 18.60, with a highest score of 46. In the field: 2 catches.
In 57 first-class matches Shirley has scored 2,351 runs at an average of 27.65, with a highest score of 122. Her tally includes 2 hundreds and 12 fifties. With the ball she has taken 10 wickets at 20.00, with best figures of 3/7. In the field: 45 catches and 2 stumpings.
| Competition | Test | ODI | first-class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 7 | 5 | 57 |
| Runs | 324 | 93 | 2,351 |
| Batting average | 23.14 | 18.60 | 27.65 |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/12 |
| Top score | 46 | 46 | 122 |
| Balls bowled | 48 | 30 | 492 |
| Wickets | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bowling average | – | – | 20.00 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best bowling | – | – | 3/7 |
| Catches/stumpings | 6/– | 2/– | 45/2 |
Domestic and franchise teams
- Canterbury (1953/54–1977/78)
Questions and answers
When was Shirley Cowles born?
26 April 1939, in Christchurch, New Zealand.
What is Shirley Cowles’s playing style?
Right-handed batter; bowls right-arm medium.
How many Test runs has Shirley Cowles scored?
324 runs in 7 matches (as of 15 November 2021).
How many ODI runs has Shirley Cowles scored?
93 runs in 5 matches (as of 15 November 2021).
When did Shirley Cowles make her Test debut?
7 March 1969 against England.
Sources: career details and statistics compiled from Shirley Cowles on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); statistics as of 15 November 2021. The statistics on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.