Fabian Kruuse Cowdrey (born 30 January 1993) is an English former professional

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er who played for Kent County Cricket Club. He made history by becoming the first third generation player to play for the county, following his father, Chris Cowdrey, and grandfather

Colin Cowdrey Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, (24 December 19324 December 2000) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University (1952–1954), Kent County Cricket Club (1950–1976) and England (1954–1975). Univers ...

.Fabian Cowdrey follows father and grandfather into Kent side

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, 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2016-05-23. Cowdrey was often employed as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling

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deliveries.

Cricket career

Cowdrey was awarded a first-team contract in October 2011 before making his First XI debut for Kent in May 2012 against

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.Edwards R (2012
Fabian Cowdrey: 'If I do Cowdrey name justice, I'll be happy'
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'', 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2016-05-23.Fabian Cowdrey makes his Kent first team debut
Kent County Cricket Club, 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-23. He made his

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debut playing for Cardiff MCC University against Glamorgan in April 2013 before making his competitive debut for Kent later the same summer in the 2013 Friends Life t20.Mavor A (2013
The next Cowdrey off the rank
CricInfo, 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2016-05-23.First-class matches played by Fabian Cowdrey
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-05-23. He appeared for the county in the

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later in the season before making his first-class debut for Kent in June 2014.Gidley A (2013
Kent Cricket all-rounder Fabian Cowdrey delighted to mark Yorkshire Bank40 debut with fifty against Worcestershire
''Kent Online'', 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2016-05-23.Rees M (2014
Kent Cricket batsman Fabian Cowdrey feels he 'failed to capitalise' on opportunity after being handed County Championship debut at Glamorgan
''Kent Online'', 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2016-05-23. After playing

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for Sunshine Coast Scorchers in Queensland over the 2013–14 English off-season,Hoad A (2013a
Kent Cricket youngster Fabian Cowdrey targets place in LV= County Championship Division 2 side in 2014 after one-day debut this summer
''Kent Online'', 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2016-05-23.Hoad A (2103b
Record-breaking Fabian Cowdrey eyes place in Kent first-team after spending winter in Australia playing for Sunshine Coast Scorchers
''Kent Online'', 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2016-05-23. Cowdrey captained Western Suburbs in

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during the 2015–16 season.Lane D (2015
Fabian Cowdrey, a member of cricket's aristocracy joins Western Suburbs Magpies
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'', 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2016-05-23.Horne B (2016
Michael Clarke trains with grandson of former England captain Colin Cowdrey ahead of grade cricket comeback
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'', 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2016-05-23. Cowdrey's 2016 season was cut short in July when he had an emergency appendectomy. On the eve of the 2017 season he left Kent by mutual consentAll-rounder Fabian Cowdrey brings his time at Kent to a close
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'', 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-28. with Cowdrey later saying that his "love for the game is gone, my heart's not in it".Wilson J (2017
Pop goes the cricketer
CricInfo, 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2017-04-05. In April 2017 Cowdrey made his first appearance on

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as a cricket commentator, covering Kent's match against

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Test Match Special [bbctms
Delighted former @kentcricket player @fkcowdrey will be joining the @BBCSport commentary team for the Kent v @DerbyshireCCC match tomorrow
(Tweet), via Twitter, 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2017-04-24. and later in the year began writing for ''The Cricketer''.

Family

Cowdrey's father is former Kent County Cricket Club, Kent and

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captain Chris Cowdrey. His grandfather, Colin,

Lord Cowdrey Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, (24 December 19324 December 2000) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University Cricket Club, Oxford University (1952–1954), Kent County Cricket Club (1950–1976) an ...

also captained both sides and played 114 Test matches for England, the first man to make 100 Test appearances.Wilson A (2014
Kent’s Fabian Cowdrey reveals all-round pedigree to down Gloucestershire
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'', 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2016-05-23. He was honoured for his services to cricket, the first English cricketer to be ennobled in this way. His uncle,

Graham Cowdrey Graham Robert Cowdrey (27 June 1964 – 10 November 2020) was an English cricketer. Biography Cowdrey was the third son of cricketer and life peer Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge and his first wife Penny Chiesman. He was born in ...

, also played for KentEdwards R (2015
Cowdrey brothers’ double act is big hit
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'', 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2016-05-23. and his great-grandfather, Ernest Cowdrey made one first-class cricket appearance in the 1920s. Cowdrey has a twin brother,

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, who is a professional musician and reality TV character, joining

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in 2016. Both brothers attended

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, as did their father, uncle and grandfather, Fabian exceeding his grandfather's total of runs scored for the school and beating his record of most runs scored in a year. Cowdrey wrote the lyrics for his brother's debut single during 2016 and, following his release from Kent, aimed to support his brother and to continue as a lyricist.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cowdrey, Fabian Living people 1993 births English cricketers Cardiff MCCU cricketers Kent cricketers Sportspeople from Canterbury People educated at Tonbridge School