Doncastrian Mike Cowan, the former Yorkshire pace bowler, dies at 89
Yorkshire County Cricket Club reported Doncastrian Mike Cowan passing, at 89 years old, on Tuesday morning. Mike Cowan was a VP of Yorkshire, made his name during the 1950s and 1960s, and was a previous new-ball accomplice of the incomparable Fred Trueman.
To the furthest limit of his vocation, Doncastrian Mike Cowan additionally assumed a significant part in three County Championship-winning crews. As a batsman, he scored 233 runs in 94 innings, with the most noteworthy score of 22 coming in the 94th inning.
A snapshot of quietness was held in memory of Cowan at Scarborough today before the game among Yorkshire and Surrey. Geoff Cope, the Yorkshire president, honored a man who was seldom without a joke or two, and a famous figure on the after-supper circuit who was never shy of a grin.
“Mike was a magnificent player of Yorkshire County Cricket Club and after he got done with playing he turned into an extremely engaging after-supper speaker,” said Cope.
“He gave a great deal of time to cricket social orders and the game overall. “He was frequently seen at Doncaster Town Cricket Club and was only an inside and out hero”.
“Everybody at Yorkshire stretches out their most profound sympathies to Mike’s loved ones.” Cowan made his presentation in Yorkshire when he was 18 years of age in 1953, Mick Cowan played for the Headingley-based club for very nearly 10 years (1953-62). Yorkshire CCC said in an explanation: “The Yorkshire County Cricket Club is disheartened to discover that previous player Mike Cowan has died, matured 89.
The Yorkshire County Cricket Club is saddened to learn that former player Mike Cowan has passed away, aged 89 #OneRose
— Yorkshire CCC (@YorkshireCCC) July 12, 2022
Cowan partook in the First-Class profession at Yorkshire somewhere in the range of 1953 and 1962, acquiring his cap in 1960. The left-arm quick medium bowler took 276 First-Class wickets and was essential for three County Championship-winning crews towards the backend of his Yorkshire vocation. Additionally Read: Watch Opitz Barbi Twitter Viral and Leaked Video here
Yorkshire and Surrey’s players will honor Cowan before play on day two of their LV= Insurance County Championship match at Scarborough by noticing brief’s quiet. Yorkshire’s players will likewise wear dark armbands in recognition of one of the Club’s VPs. The contemplations of everybody at The Yorkshire County Cricket Club are with Mike’s loved ones at this troublesome time.”
