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"It was the first Test at Lahore against Colin Cowdrey's MCC in 1968: I was released so I could play."
Pakistan cricketer calls on Marxist in case for the defence Giles Richards 2010
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I agreed with the title of the Cowdrey story, and in fact often feel that about Cowdrey's titles; I sometimes look back at old TOCs and can't remember which Cowdrey is which.
ccfinlay: On The Importance Of Titles ccfinlay 2006
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I'm going to retitle Cowdrey's in my head, just so I can remember it better.
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ccfinlay: On The Importance Of Titles ccfinlay 2006
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When Kumar Sangakkara delivered the Cowdrey lecture at Lord's last month, the first Sri Lankan to be invited to do so, he spoke with such eloquence about the spirit of cricket that his message was still powerfully resonant in the turmoil that enveloped Trent Bridge this week.
If England become world No1 they must develop the attitude to dominate | Kevin Mitchell 2011
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The MCC announced Sangakkara as the speaker for its annual Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture, the youngest speaker ever, but one blessed with a razor-sharp intellect and an integrity that, along with his close confidant Jayawardene, has guided Sri Lankan cricket through the political morass that dogs its every turn.
The speech that set free Sri Lanka cricket and glued a troubled nation | David Hopps 2011
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On July 4, Sri Lanka's former captain and finest-ever batsman delivered the annual Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's in London.
Sangakkara's Call for Unity Rightly Ruffles Feathers Richard Lord 2011
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Albert E. Cowdrey has done some funny fantasy, like the recent "A Skeptical Spirt," which seems to me to be the kind of stuff that Thorne Smith might be writing if he had survived into the 21st Century.
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It certainly adds extra piquancy to the forthright remarks made four months ago by current Sri Lankan batsman and the nation's former captain, Kumar Sangakkara, who lambasted the country's cricket board in the MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture.
Sri Lankans Put on a Gutsy Show Richard Lord 2011
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Because of a faulty plane, it took him 47 hours to get to Perth, and after only six hours of net practice he walked to the middle as England's No3 and greeted Thomson with the words: "Good morning, my name's Cowdrey."
Pakistan hopes pinned on Mohammad Yousuf riding to rescue in third Test 2010
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