| Full name: | Michael Colin Cowdrey |
| Born: | 24th December 1932, Bangalore, Mysore, India |
| Died: | 4th December 2000, Angmering Park, Littlehampton, Sussex, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Leg-break |
| Biography: | MCC president 1986-87. Appointed CBE 1972 and KBE 1992 for services to cricket. Created Life Peer, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, in 1997. Later, director Barclays Bank, Whitbread Fremlins breweries, and other companies |
| Education: | Homefield Preparatory School; Tonbridge School; Brasenose College, Oxford University |
| Relations: | Father: EA Cowdrey; Grandson: FK Cowdrey; Grandson: MW Cowdrey; Grandson: JL Cowdrey; Son: GR Cowdrey; Son: CS Cowdrey |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1954/55-1974/75); England (ODI: 1970/71); Kent (Main FC: 1950-1976); Oxford University (Main FC: 1952-1954); Kent (Main ListA: 1963-1975); Kent Second XI (Minor Counties Championship: 1949-1952); All teams |
| Kent cap: 1951 | |
| Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year: 1953 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1956 | |
| Kent Captain: 1957 - 1971 | |
| Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year: 1964 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1954/55-1974/75) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England | 114 | 188 | 15 | 7624 | 182 | 44.06 | 22 | 38 | 120 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1954/55-1974/75) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 119 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0-1 | 5.24 | ||||
| ODI Career Batting and Fielding (1970/71) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | 0 | |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1950-1976) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 692 | 1130 | 134 | 42719 | 307 | 42.89 | 107 | 231 | 638 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1950-1976) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 4876 | 95 | 3329 | 65 | 4-22 | 51.21 | 0 | 0 | 75.01 | 4.09 |
| List A Career Batting and Fielding (1963-1975) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 88 | 79 | 11 | 1978 | 116 | 29.08 | 3 | 12 | 39 | |
| List A Career Bowling (1963-1975) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Kent | 59 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 1-0 | 14.33 | 0 | 0 | 19.66 | 4.37 |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Batting and Fielding (1949-1952) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Kent Second XI | 5 | 7 | 0 | 162 | 67 | 23.14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Bowling (1949-1952) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Kent Second XI | 288 | 6 | 179 | 5 | 2-19 | 35.80 | 0 | 0 | 57.60 | 3.72 |