He joined Cheshire for the 1984 season, making his début against Cumberland in the MCCA Knockout Trophy. He played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1984 to 2001, making 146 Minor Counties Championship appearances[8] and 47 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[9] He made his first List A appearance for Cheshire in the 1985 NatWest Trophy against Yorkshire. Cockbain made sixteen further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Cornwall in the second round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2001.[6] He captained Cheshire from 1991 to 2001. In his seventeen List A matches for Cheshire, he scored 296 runs at an average of 17.41, with a high score of 65.[7] While playing for Cheshire, he also made List A appearances for the 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 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]
Referencesedit
^"The Wisden Club Cricket Hall of Fame: Ian Cockbain | Club Cricket". Wisden. 12 September 2019.
^Woodcock, John (7 May 1980). "Cricket - Cockbain shows highest promise". The Times. No. 60619. p. 13.
^"First-Class Matches played by Ian Cockbain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^"First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ian Cockbain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^"Lancashire v Warwickshire, 1982 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^ abc"List A Matches played by Ian Cockbain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^ abc"List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ian Cockbain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
^"Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ian Cockbain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^"Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Ian Cockbain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^"Ian Cockbain obituary (1958-2022)". Lancashire CCC. 2 September 2022.
cockbain, cricketer, born, 1958, cockbain, april, 1958, september, 2022, english, cricketer, born, bootle, lancashire, cockbainpersonal, informationborn, 1958, april, 1958bootle, lancashire, englanddied2, september, 2022, 2022, aged, battingright, handedbowlin. Ian Cockbain 19 April 1958 2 September 2022 was an English cricketer 1 He was born in Bootle Lancashire Ian CockbainPersonal informationBorn 1958 04 19 19 April 1958Bootle Lancashire EnglandDied2 September 2022 2022 09 02 aged 64 BattingRight handedBowlingSlow left arm orthodoxRelationsIan Cockbain Jr son Domestic team informationYearsTeam1979 1983Lancashire1984 2001Cheshire1993 1997Minor CountiesCareer statisticsCompetition First class List AMatches 47 59Runs scored 1 483 887Batting average 21 18 18 87100s 50s 0 7 0 6Top score 98 65 Catches stumpings 22 22 Source Cricinfo 10 September 2011 Cockbain a right handed batsman who bowled slow left arm orthodox made his first class debut for Lancashire against Leicestershire towards the end of the 1979 County Championship In his second match the following season against eventual champions Middlesex at Lord s Cricket Ground he helped Lancashire secure a draw scoring 69 runs 2 Cockbain played a further 45 first class appearances for Lancashire the last of which came against Glamorgan in the 1983 County Championship 3 In his 46 first class matches he scored 1 456 runs at an average of 21 10 with a high score of 98 4 This score which was one of seven first class 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 Cheshire for the 1984 season making his debut against Cumberland in the MCCA Knockout Trophy He played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1984 to 2001 making 146 Minor Counties Championship appearances 8 and 47 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances 9 He made his first List A appearance for Cheshire in the 1985 NatWest Trophy against Yorkshire Cockbain made sixteen further List A appearances for the county the last of which came against Cornwall in the second round of the 2002 Cheltenham amp Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2001 6 He captained Cheshire from 1991 to 2001 In his seventeen List A matches for Cheshire he scored 296 runs at an average of 17 41 with a high score of 65 7 While playing for Cheshire he also made List A appearances for the Minor Counties making his debut for the team in the 1993 Benson amp 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 amp 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 edit The Wisden Club Cricket Hall of Fame Ian Cockbain Club Cricket Wisden 12 September 2019 Woodcock John 7 May 1980 Cricket Cockbain shows highest promise The Times No 60619 p 13 First Class Matches played by Ian Cockbain CricketArchive Retrieved 10 September 2011 First class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ian Cockbain CricketArchive Retrieved 10 September 2011 Lancashire v Warwickshire 1982 County Championship CricketArchive Retrieved 10 September 2011 a b c List A Matches played by Ian Cockbain CricketArchive Retrieved 10 September 2011 a b c List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ian Cockbain CricketArchive Retrieved 8 March 2024 Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ian Cockbain CricketArchive Retrieved 10 September 2011 Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Ian Cockbain CricketArchive Retrieved 10 September 2011 Ian Cockbain obituary 1958 2022 Lancashire CCC 2 September 2022 External links editIan Cockbain at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ian Cockbain cricketer born 1958 amp oldid 1212541620, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
