Gary Cosier

Gary Cosier
Personal information
Full name
Gary John Cosier
Born (1953-04-25) 25 April 1953 (age 71)
Richmond, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 274)26 December 1975 v West Indies
Last Test15 December 1978 v England
ODI debut (cap 31)20 December 1975 v West Indies
Last ODI16 June 1979 v Canada
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1971/72Victoria
1974/75–1976/77South Australia
1977/78–1979/80Queensland
1980/81Victoria
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 18 9 91 22
Runs scored 897 154 5,005 432
Batting average 28.93 30.80 32.92 27.00
100s/50s 2/3 0/1 7/27 0/2
Top score 168 84 168 84
Balls bowled 899 409 5,987 786
Wickets 5 14 75 19
Bowling average 68.20 17.71 30.68 25.52
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/26 5/18 3/20 5/18
Catches/stumpings 14/– 4/– 75/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 August 2011

Gary John Cosier (born 25 April 1953) is a former Australian international cricketer who played in 18 Test matches and nine One Day Internationals between 1975 and 1979. Cosier's star shone very briefly following a sensational debut, when he became only the ninth Australian to post a century in his first Test.