James Daniel Cowan (born 17 August 1989) is an

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former first-class

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er. Cowan was born at

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in August 1989. He was educated at

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, before going up to Anglia Ruskin University. While studying at Anglia Ruskin, he made two appearances in

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for

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against

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in 2011 and 2013. He scored 26 runs in his two matches, as well as taking 5 wickets with his left-arm medium-fast bowler, with best figures of 2 for 29. In addition to playing first-class cricket, he also played

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for

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in 2010 and 2011, making three appearances in the

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and two appearances in the MCCA Knockout Trophy.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cowan, James 1989 births Living people Alumni of Anglia Ruskin University English cricketers Cambridgeshire cricketers Cambridge MCCU cricketers Cricketers from Cambridge