CRICKET WICKETNorman Cowans
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
Scorecard coverage and data completeness
Career snapshots and available scorecards have different scopes. These counts describe recorded batting or bowling innings, not every international appearance.
| Format | Matches | Bat inns | Balls recorded | Boundaries recorded | First scorecard | Latest scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 19 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 1982-11-12 | 1985-06-13 |
| ODI | 23 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1983-01-11 | 1985-06-03 |
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 19
- Innings
- 29
- Runs
- 175
- Average
- 7.95
- Strike rate
- 46.41
- Highest score
- 36
- Not outs
- 7
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 0
- Ducks
- 5
- 4s
- 25
- 6s
- 3
- Balls faced
- 377
Bowling
- Matches
- 19
- Innings
- 36
- Balls
- 3,452
- Maidens
- 113
- Runs conceded
- 2,003
- Wickets
- 51
- Average
- 39.27
- Economy
- 3.48
- Strike rate
- 67.68
- Best innings
- 6/77
- Best match
- 8/146
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 2
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 19
- Innings
- 36
- Catches
- 9
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 9
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 9
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.250
- Best innings
- 1 (1ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 23
- Innings
- 8
- Runs
- 13
- Average
- 2.60
- Strike rate
- 44.82
- Highest score
- 4*
- Not outs
- 3
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 0
- Ducks
- 3
- 4s
- 0
- 6s
- 0
- Balls faced
- 29
Bowling
- Matches
- 23
- Innings
- 23
- Balls
- 1,282
- Maidens
- 17
- Runs conceded
- 913
- Wickets
- 23
- Average
- 39.69
- Economy
- 4.27
- Strike rate
- 55.73
- Best innings
- 3/44
- Best match
- 3/44
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 23
- Innings
- 23
- Catches
- 5
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 5
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 5
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.217
- Best innings
- 1 (1ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
42 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-06-13 | Australia v England | Test | England won by 5 wickets |
| 1985-06-03 | Australia v England | ODI | England won by 8 wickets |
| 1985-06-01 | Australia v England | ODI | Australia won by 4 wickets |
| 1985-05-30 | Australia v England | ODI | Australia won by 3 wickets |
| 1985-03-02 | England v Pakistan | ODI | Pakistan won by 67 runs |
| 1985-02-26 | England v India | ODI | India won by 86 runs |
| 1985-02-17 | Australia v England | ODI | Australia won by 7 wickets |
| 1985-01-31 | England v India | Test | Match drawn |
| 1985-01-23 | England v India | ODI | India won by 3 wickets |
| 1985-01-20 | England v India | ODI | England won by 3 wickets |
| 1985-01-13 | England v India | Test | England won by 9 wickets |
| 1984-12-31 | England v India | Test | Match drawn |
Performance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
- 198268 runs
- 198322 runs
- 198454 runs
- 198531 runs
- 19829 wickets
- 198314 wickets
- 198420 wickets
- 19858 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 4 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 22 | 31.00 | 70.45 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 50.75 | 3.91 | 77.87 |
| 1984 | 8 | 13 | 54 | 21 | 6.00 | 35.76 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 151 | 14 | 20 | 37.70 | 3.14 | 71.85 |
| 1983 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 3.66 | 31.88 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 10 | 14 | 40.07 | 3.52 | 68.14 |
| 1982 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 36 | 11.33 | 60.17 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 113 | 6 | 9 | 31.33 | 3.86 | 48.66 |
ODI
- 19835 runs
- 19844 runs
- 19854 runs
- 198310 wickets
- 19841 wickets
- 198512 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 3 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 28.83 | 4.37 | 39.58 |
| 1984 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 200.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 220.00 | 4.19 | 315.00 |
| 1983 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2.50 | 26.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 34.70 | 4.23 | 49.20 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v Australia · W.A.C.A
- Highest recorded innings · 36 runs
Test v Australia · W.A.C.A
- Best recorded bowling · 6/77
Test v Australia · Melbourne
- Latest available scorecard
Test v Australia · Leeds