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Shirley Cowles

Batter · New Zealand Women

Team
New Zealand Women
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.

Career statistics (as of 15 November 2021)
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.