Ian Cockbain

Who is Ian Cockbain?

Ian Cockbain is a former English cricketer. Cockbain was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Bootle, Lancashire.

Cockbain made his first-class debut for Lancashire against Leicestershire in the 1979 County Championship. He made 45 further first-class appearances for Lancashire, the last of which came against Glamorgan in the 1983 County Championship. In his 46 first-class matches, he scored 1,456 runs at an average of 21.10, with a high score of 98. This score, which was one of seven first-class fifties he made, came against Warwickshire in 1982. He made his List A debut against Middlesex in the 1980 John Player League. McKeown would go 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. In his 27 List A matches for the county, he scored 313 runs at an average of 16.47, with a high score of 53not out. 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 and 47 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. 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 2nd round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2001. 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. While playing for Cheshire, he also made List A appearances for the Minor Counties, making his debut 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. 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.