Gary Cosier

Australia|Middle order Batter
INTL CAREER: 1975 - 1979
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Full Name

Gary John Cosier

Born

April 25, 1953, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria

Age

70y 329d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

Playing Role

Middle order Batter

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Coach

Red-haired, stocky and popular, Gary Cosier was an aggressive middle-order batsman who sometimes attacked when a more defensive approach was called for. He was given every chance at international level, playing 18 Tests, but never really established himself. He smashed a hundred on debut against West Indies in 1975-76 and 168 against Pakistan in 1976-77, but technical deficiencies - he had almost no backlift and relied on power rather than finesse - were exposed at Test level. He bowled gentle medium-pacers which, given the right conditions, swung alarmingly - against England in an one-dayer at Edgbaston in 1977 he took 5 for 18 - but was not really used in Tests where his first wicket didn't come until his 13th match. He was also an excellent close fielder. He began his career with South Australia, moved to Queensland in 1977-78 in a deal reported to be worth £30,000 a year, and ended with two outings for Victoria in 1981-82. Cosier now manages the cricket complex in Tangier and coaches the Morocco side.
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Gary Cosier Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests1832189716828.93--231051140
ODIs9721548430.8016692.770115240
FC911619500516832.92--727--750
List A221934328427.00--02--80

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests181989934152/262/2668.202.27179.8000
ODIs98409248145/185/1817.713.6329.2010
FC91-59872301753/20-30.682.3079.8-00
List A22-786485195/185/1825.523.7041.3010
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Debut/Last Matches of Gary Cosier

Recent Matches of Gary Cosier

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Victoria vs NSW27 & 12*0/5511-Dec-1980MelbourneFC
Victoria vs South Aust11/13 & 1/1204-Dec-1980AdelaideFC
Victoria vs NSW250/3109-Nov-1980MelbourneList A
Victoria vs Queensland4--08-Nov-1980MelbourneList A
Queensland vs South Aust43 & 90/14 & 0/2029-Feb-1980BrisbaneFC

Photos of Gary Cosier

Gary Cosier pulls away from a delivery bowled by Ian Botham
The <i>Age</i> reports Gary Cosier's century on Test debut