{"id":54155,"date":"2020-12-10T16:09:27","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T16:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=54155"},"modified":"2020-12-10T16:09:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T16:09:27","slug":"sad-tale-behind-the-death-of-graham-cowdrey-aged-56-the-son-of-lord-cowdrey-was-a-much-loved-cricketer-but-life-was-tough-as-he-fell-on-hard-times-after-his-playing-career-by-matt-barlow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/sad-tale-behind-the-death-of-graham-cowdrey-aged-56-the-son-of-lord-cowdrey-was-a-much-loved-cricketer-but-life-was-tough-as-he-fell-on-hard-times-after-his-playing-career-by-matt-barlow\/","title":{"rendered":"Sad tale behind the death of Graham Cowdrey aged 56: The son of Lord Cowdrey was a much-loved cricketer but life was tough as he fell on hard times after his playing career-By MATT BARLOW"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003366; font-size: 28px;\">Sad tale behind the death of Graham Cowdrey aged 56: The son of Lord Cowdrey was a much-loved cricketer but life was tough as he fell on hard times after his playing career-By MATT BARLOW<\/span><\/h1>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Tributes have been paid to former cricketer Graham Cowdrey, who died aged 56<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Lord Cowdrey&#8217;s son was wonderful company and a batsman of elegance\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Cowdrey, who played for Kent, had personal struggles after his marriage ended<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54156\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cricketer.jpg\" alt=\"cricketer\" width=\"600\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Tributes have been paid to former Kent batsman Graham Cowdrey after he died aged 56<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000080;\">Source:<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/article-8939479\/Tragic-tale-death-Graham-Cowdrey-son-Lord-Cowdrey-loved-cricketer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dailymail<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The tributes flowed freely for Graham Cowdrey after his death at the age of 56.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">They spoke of his warmth, wit and generosity of spirit as well as his passion for cricket, the sport in his blood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">He was a much-loved player, an attacking batsman who scored more than 14,000 runs in 450 first-class appearances across 14 years at Kent after his debut in 1984.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">He was also wonderful company. Quick with a joke or an anecdote from his days in the dressing room, often at his own expense, such as the time Michael Holding removed his teeth with a bouncer or his enduring struggles with leg spin.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">&#8216;I am numb with shock and sadness that the brilliant, generous, funny and complex friend who lit up so many cricket grounds has slipped away,&#8217; said former Kent captain Matthew Fleming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Cowdrey hailed from a famous cricketing dynasty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">His father Sir Colin, later Lord Cowdrey, who died at the age of 67 in December 2000, was one of the England greats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">He was the first to play in 100 Tests, a former captain and a batsman of rare elegance and style.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Brother Chris, the eldest of four children, captained England, too, and Chris&#8217;s son Fabian became the third generation of the family to represent Kent CCC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54157 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/the-Wisden-Trophy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Graham Cowdrey and his siblings look at the Wisden Trophy won by his famous father Colin<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">In 1993, Graham married successful amateur jockey Maxine Juster. Maxine became assistant to celebrated racehorse trainer Lady Herries, who was the second wife of Lord Cowdrey, and Graham&#8217;s connections to the racing world meant he was renowned for his racing knowledge, as he was for his love of the music of Van Morrison.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">He would accompany Warwickshire and England fast bowler Bob Willis to see his idol Bob Dylan in concert on the understanding that Willis would return the favour when Van Morrison was performing nearby.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">A statement released by Kent CCC as they reported his death, yesterday, said: &#8216;Graham will be remembered for the way he played the game: his vibrant personality at the wicket or in the field, with his sense of fun as clear as his competitive passion.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54158 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cricketer-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"632\" height=\"458\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Cowdrey was known for his sense of humour in addition to his competitive nature<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Yet life has been tough for Cowdrey since the end of his playing career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Despite his privileged start in life, family connections and his popularity among his peers, he was not immune from the pitfalls that follow professional sport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">His business interests began to unravel in 2013 and his marriage came under strain and, when he split from Maxine, he agreed to let her keep the house to look after their three children: Michael, and twins Alexander and Grace, and suddenly found himself without a home or an income.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Family and friends rallied to support him, and the PCA (Professional Cricketers&#8217; Association) were helpful although Cowdrey was often too proud to go on accepting hand-outs for any length of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54159 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cricketer-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"413\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Following the breakdown of his marriage, Cowdrey&#8217;s life slid into trouble, almost by accident<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">He was helped back in the game, as one of the ECB&#8217;s cricket liaison officers in 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">It was a job he enjoyed and he was back on the circuit. Despite covering only six months of the year during the county cricket season, it offered stability and money to pay rent and gave a leg up out of the worst of his problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Cowdrey had been living in West Yorkshire, and when the lockdown delayed the county cricket season, he found work as a delivery driver in the area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54160 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cricketer-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"633\" height=\"401\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Cowdrey worked as an ECB cricket liaison officers as he was helped back into the game<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">It is a sobering reminder of how easily lives can slide into trouble, almost by accident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Graham died on Tuesday after a short illness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54161 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cricketer-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"426\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Cowdrey will be remembered fondly by the cricket world after he died following a short illness<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sad tale behind the 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