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'''Alexander Gordon Cowie''' (27 February 1889 – 7 April 1916) was an English [[first-class cricket]]er. Cowie was a right-handed [[Batsman (cricket)|batsman]] who was a right-arm [[Seam bowling|fast bowler]].
'''Alexander Gordon Cowie''' (27 February 1889 – 7 April 1916) was an English [[first-class cricket]]er, soldier and poet.


Cowie was educated at [[Charterhouse School]] and [[Caius College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6mphCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA193 |title=Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War |first=Nigel |last=McCrery |publisher=Pen and Sword |date=2015 |page=193}}</ref> He made his first-class debut for [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] in 1910 against [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] and was awarded his [[Blue (university sport)|blue]]. Cowie made nine first-class appearances for Cambridge University spread over the 1910 and 1911 seasons, with his final first-class match for the University coming against [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]. Cowie took 43 wickets at an [[Bowling average|average]] of 23.25, with best figures of 6-87. At the end of the 1911 season Cowie failed to retain his Cambridge Blue.
Cowie was educated at [[Charterhouse School]] and [[Caius College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6mphCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA193 |title=Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War |first=Nigel |last=McCrery |publisher=Pen and Sword |date=2015 |page=193}}</ref> A right-arm [[Seam bowling|fast bowler]] who could bowl "alarmingly fast",<ref>[[A Country Vicar]], "An Alarmingly Fast Bowler", ''[[The Cricketer]]'', 21 August 1937, p. 521.</ref> he made his first-class debut for [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] in 1910 and was awarded his [[Blue (university sport)|blue]]. He made nine first-class appearances for Cambridge University in the 1910 and 1911 seasons, taking 43 wickets at an [[Bowling average|average]] of 23.25, with best figures of 6-87. He represented a combined [[British Universities cricket team|Oxford and Cambridge]] team against a combined [[Combined Services cricket team|Army and Navy]] side. In 1910 he played two matches for [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] in the [[County Championship]].


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With the onset of the [[First World War]] Cowie was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] in the [[British Army]]. He became a [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] in the [[Seaforth Highlanders]]. He was wounded in 1915, but returned to active duty. He died on 7 April 1916 after being fatally wounded while serving in [[Mesopotamia]]. A short poem of his, titled "Lines by Captain Alexander Gordon Cowie, Seaforth Highlanders", appeared after his death in ''The Lotus Magazine'' and has since been anthologized in books of war poetry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lines |url=https://librivox.org/ww1-poetry/ |website=LibriVox |accessdate=28 October 2018}}</ref>
Cowie represented a combined [[British Universities cricket team|Oxford and Cambridge]] team against a combined [[Combined Services cricket team|Army and Navy]] side.

In 1910 Cowie also represented [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] in the [[County Championship]], where he made his debut against [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]]. Cowie played only one more match for the county, against [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] in August 1910.

In 1913 Cowie represented the [[British Army cricket team|Army]] in a first-class match against the [[Royal Navy cricket team|Royal Navy]]. Cowie followed that up with his final first-class appearance in 1914 for the Army against Cambridge University.

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With the onset of the [[First World War]] Cowie was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] in the [[British Army]]. He became a [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] in the [[Seaforth Highlanders]]. He was wounded in 1915, but returned to active duty. He died on 7 April 1916 after being fatally wounded while serving in [[Mesopotamia]].


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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Alexander Gordon Cowie}}
* {{Librivox author |id=10459}}
* {{Librivox author |id=10459}}
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10847.html Alexander Cowie] at [[Cricinfo]]
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10847.html Alexander Cowie] at [[Cricinfo]]
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6539/6539.html Alexander Cowie] at CricketArchive
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6539/6539.html Alexander Cowie] at CricketArchive
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6539/statistics_lists.html Lists of matches and detailed statistics for Alexander Cowie]


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Revision as of 06:01, 28 October 2018

Alexander Cowie
Personal information
Full name
Alexander Gordon Cowie
Born(1889-02-27)27 February 1889
Lymington, Hampshire, England
Died7 April 1916(1916-04-07) (aged 27)
Amarah, Mesopotamia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1910Hampshire
1910–1911Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 14
Runs scored 98
Batting average 7.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 28
Balls bowled 1,979
Wickets 58
Bowling average 24.05
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 6/87
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 January 2010

Alexander Gordon Cowie (27 February 1889 – 7 April 1916) was an English first-class cricketer, soldier and poet.

Cowie was educated at Charterhouse School and Caius College, Cambridge.[1] A right-arm fast bowler who could bowl "alarmingly fast",[2] he made his first-class debut for Cambridge University in 1910 and was awarded his blue. He made nine first-class appearances for Cambridge University in the 1910 and 1911 seasons, taking 43 wickets at an average of 23.25, with best figures of 6-87. He represented a combined Oxford and Cambridge team against a combined Army and Navy side. In 1910 he played two matches for Hampshire in the County Championship.

With the onset of the First World War Cowie was commissioned in the British Army. He became a Captain in the Seaforth Highlanders. He was wounded in 1915, but returned to active duty. He died on 7 April 1916 after being fatally wounded while serving in Mesopotamia. A short poem of his, titled "Lines by Captain Alexander Gordon Cowie, Seaforth Highlanders", appeared after his death in The Lotus Magazine and has since been anthologized in books of war poetry.[3]

References

  1. ^ McCrery, Nigel (2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 193.
  2. ^ A Country Vicar, "An Alarmingly Fast Bowler", The Cricketer, 21 August 1937, p. 521.
  3. ^ "Lines". LibriVox. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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