Bob Cowper

Bob Cowper

OAM
Personal information
Full name
Robert Maskew Cowper
Born(1940-10-05)5 October 1940
Kew, Victoria, Australia
Died11 May 2025(2025-05-11) (aged 84)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NicknameWallaby
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 229)6 July 1964 v England
Last Test30 July 1968 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1959/60–1967/68Victoria
1968/69Western Australia
1969/70Victoria
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 27 147 4
Runs scored 2,061 10,595 77
Batting average 46.84 53.78 25.66
100s/50s 5/10 26/58 0/0
Top score 307 307 33
Balls bowled 3,005 14,917 100
Wickets 36 183 3
Bowling average 31.63 31.19 19.66
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/48 7/42 2/17
Catches/stumpings 21/– 151/– 4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2025

Robert Maskew Cowper OAM (5 October 1940 – 11 May 2025) was an Australian cricketer who played Test cricket for Australia from 1964 to 1968, and Sheffield Shield cricket for Victoria and Western Australia from 1960 to 1970. He scored the first Test cricket triple century in Australia.