Ashley Cowan
Encyclopedia
Ashley Cowan was an English
cricket
er between 1995 and 2005. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
He played for Essex
throughout the whole of his career between 1995 and his benefit season of 2006. His debut first class match, against Derbyshire
, came in August 1995. In the latter stages of his first-class career he fluctuated between Division Two and Division One with his team, finally finishing midtable in the 2005 Frizell County Championship second division.
He no longer plays first-class cricket as of 2006, his career accolades including a Benson and Hedges Cup final appearance during 1998 in which he finished not out at the close of the innings, thus sealing a comfortable win for his Essex side.Cowan was a talented player who never really worked that hard at the training side of the game.He was a regular in the pubs having a beer and a fag and always happy to talk to cricket fans.
Trivia
His benefit year was sponsored by a local strip club in Chelmsford, and an escort agency, night owls, in wickford.
Interviewed by Anglia Television in 2003, he stated that he had often considered training as a priest. This was something of a surprise to some of his colleagues.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er between 1995 and 2005. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
He played for Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
throughout the whole of his career between 1995 and his benefit season of 2006. His debut first class match, against Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
, came in August 1995. In the latter stages of his first-class career he fluctuated between Division Two and Division One with his team, finally finishing midtable in the 2005 Frizell County Championship second division.
He no longer plays first-class cricket as of 2006, his career accolades including a Benson and Hedges Cup final appearance during 1998 in which he finished not out at the close of the innings, thus sealing a comfortable win for his Essex side.Cowan was a talented player who never really worked that hard at the training side of the game.He was a regular in the pubs having a beer and a fag and always happy to talk to cricket fans.
Trivia
His benefit year was sponsored by a local strip club in Chelmsford, and an escort agency, night owls, in wickford.
Interviewed by Anglia Television in 2003, he stated that he had often considered training as a priest. This was something of a surprise to some of his colleagues.