Peter Cousens (cricketer)

Peter Cousens

Personal information
Full name	Peter Cousens
Born	15 May 1932 Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1950–1955	Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 39 Runs scored 72 Batting average 3.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 13 Balls bowled 3,950 Wickets 44 Bowling average 38.79 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 4/63 Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 October 2011

Peter Cousens (born 15 May 1932) is a South African-born former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Durban, Natal.

Cousens made his first-class debut for Essex against Lancashire in the 1950 County Championship. He made 38 further first-class appearances for Essex, the last of which came against Sussex in the 1955 County Championship.^[1] In his 39 first-class appearances for Essex, he took 44 wickets at a bowling average of 38.79, with best figures of 4/63.^[2] A poor batsman, Cousens scored just 72 runs at a batting average of 3.00, with a high score of 13.^[3] An infrequent feature in the Essex side of the early 1950s, Cousens left the county at the end of the 1955 season.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Peter Cousens". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
2. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Peter Cousens". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Cousens". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2011.

External links

• Peter Cousens at ESPNcricinfo
• Peter Cousens at CricketArchive