Ian Cockbain (cricketer, born 1958)

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Ian Cockbain
Personal information
Born(1958-04-19)19 April 1958
Slow left-arm orthodox
RelationsIan Cockbain, Jr. (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1979–1983
Minor Counties
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 47 59
Runs scored 1,483 887
Batting average 21.18 18.87
100s/50s 0/7 0/6
Top score 98 65*
Catches/stumpings 22/– 22/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 September 2011

Ian Cockbain (19 April 1958 – 2 September 2022) was an English cricketer.[1] He was born in Bootle, Lancashire.

Cockbain, a right-handed

fifties he made, came against Warwickshire in 1982.[5] He made his List A debut against Middlesex in the 1980 John Player League. Cockbain went on to make 26 further appearances in that format for the county, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1983 John Player Special League.[6] In his 27 List A matches for the county, he scored 313 runs at an average of 16.47, with a high score of 53 not out.[7] He left Lancashire at the end of the 1983 season
.

He joined

Minor Counties, making his début for the team in the 1993 Benson & Hedges Cup against Durham. He made thirteen further List A appearances for the Minor Counties, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1997 Benson & Hedges Cup.[6] In his fourteen appearances for the team, he scored 278 runs at an average of 25.27, with a high score of 65 not out.[7]

For over thirty years, Cockbain played his club cricket at Bootle CC in the Liverpool Competition, before retiring at the end of the 2008 at the age of 50.

It was during the winter of 2012-2013 that a friend suggested to him that he came out of retirement and join his club Formby, where Cockbain then lived, with a view to captaining the side in 2014 and, with his vast experience, taking them from the First Division into the ECB Premier League for 2015, the year of the club's 150th anniversary. On the last day of the 2014 season, Formby were proclaimed champions, winning the division by twenty points and thus fulfilling the club's dream for 2015.

Cockbain's son, also called Ian, plays county cricket for Gloucestershire.

Cockbain was also a semi-professional footballer, making a handful of appearances for South Liverpool in the Northern Premier League in 1982–83, having been a regular scorer for the reserves.[citation needed]

Cockbain died on 2 September 2022, at the age of 64.[10]

References

  1. ^ "The Wisden Club Cricket Hall of Fame: Ian Cockbain | Club Cricket". Wisden. 12 September 2019.
  2. ^ Woodcock, John (7 May 1980). "Cricket - Cockbain shows highest promise". The Times. No. 60619. p. 13.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Ian Cockbain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ian Cockbain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Lancashire v Warwickshire, 1982 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  6. ^ a b c "List A Matches played by Ian Cockbain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  7. ^ a b c "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ian Cockbain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ian Cockbain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  9. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Ian Cockbain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  10. ^ "Ian Cockbain obituary (1958-2022)". Lancashire CCC. 2 September 2022.

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