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Colin Cowdrey - Signed First Day cover
Item Number: 5423
This superb item of signed Cricket Memorabilia is a colourful First Day of Issue cover, stamped 22nd of July 1997, and personally signed by the late and great Kent and England legend, Colin Cowdrey. Colin Cowdrey CBE became an English professional cricketer on the abolition of the distinction between amateur and professional in 1962. He was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2009. With 114 Test matches and over 7,600 runs, Cowdrey was a stalwart batsman for England. His 22 centuries is a record held jointly with two other players, and he is one of only a handful of batsmen to have scored over 100 first-class centuries. This First Day of Issue cover celebrates the opening of the Les Ames Memorial Pavilion, at the Harvey Grammar School in July 1997,and measures 18cm x 11cm. It is presented in excellent condition and is a fine item of signed Cricket Memorabilia.
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