Rick McCosker

Rick McCosker

Personal information
Full name	Richard Bede McCosker
Born	(1946-12-11) 11 December 1946 Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm leg-break
Role	Opening batsman
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 272)	4 January 1975 v England
Last Test	6 February 1980 v England
ODI debut (cap 29)	7 June 1975 v Pakistan
Last ODI	17 January 1982 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1973/74–1983/84	New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC List A Matches 25 14 127 39 Runs scored 1622 320 8983 1249 Batting average 39.56 22.85 44.03 33.75 100s/50s 4/9 –/ 27/43 2/7 Top score 127 95 168 164 Balls bowled – – 295 – Wickets – – 2 – Bowling average – – 88.50 – 5 wickets in innings – – – – 10 wickets in match – – – – Best bowling – – 2/28 – Catches/stumpings 21/– 2/– 144/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 19 November 2011

Richard Bede McCosker (born 11 December 1946, Inverell, New South Wales) is a former New South Wales and Australian cricketer.

McCosker played in 25 Tests and 14 One Day Internationals in a career spanning 1975 to 1982 playing as a right hand batsman.

He is well remembered for playing in the 1977 Centenary Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after he had his jaw broken by a bouncer off Bob Willis in the 1st innings. In the second innings he batted at number ten in bandages with his jaw wired shut, making 25, and 54 for the ninth wicket in partnership with Rod Marsh. Australia won the match by 45 runs.

He also played in the World Series Cricket team, and was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1976.

He is depicted by Aidan March in the Channel 9 series Howzat! Kerry Packer's War.

External links

• Player profile: Rick McCosker from ESPNcricinfo