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Full name Nigel Geoffrey Charles Cowley
Born March 1, 1953, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Current age 55 years 128 days
Major teams Glamorgan,Hampshire
Nickname Dougall
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Other Umpire
Height
5 ft 7 in
Education Mere Dutchy Manor, Mere
Relations Son - DJ Cowley
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
Ct
St
First-class
271
375
62
7309
109*
23.35
2
36
105
0
List A
305
226
45
3022
74
16.69
0
5
69
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
271
32662
14879
437
6/48
34.04
2.73
74.7
5
0
List A
305
11704
8038
248
5/24
5/24
32.41
4.12
47.1
4
1
0
Career statistics
First-class span
1974 - 1990
List A span
1974 - 1990
Profile
On the short side and chunkily built, Nigel Cowley was a middle-order batsman and tight offspinner who was a key one-day player. Initially seen as a batsman, his bowling became more important as his career evolved. In 1981 he was Hampshire's leading batsman and bowler in the Sunday League, and in 1982 he made his second hundred and took a career-best 6 for 48 against Leicestershire in the opening Championship match. In 1984 he passed 1000 runs for the only time - 1042 at 30.64 - and equalled his best season with the ball, taking 56 wickets. In his last seasons he was a one-day specialist with only rare Championship appearances, and in 1988 he finally won silverware, his 11-2-17-1 a key part in the Benson & Hedges Cup win over Derbyshire. He moved for a final hurrah with Glamorgan in 1990, and then moved on to become a first-class umpire. Martin Williamson
