A MINUTE’S silence was held at Scarborough for Mike Cowan, the former Yorkshire pace bowler, who has died at the age of 89.

The teams lined up in front of the pavilion at North Marine Road and the Yorkshire players wore black armbands.

Cowan, a vice-president of Yorkshire, made his name during the 1950s and 1960s and was a former new-ball partner of the great Fred Trueman.

In 99 first-class matches he took 276 wickets at 24.57 with a best of 9-43 for Yorkshire against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in 1960.

Mike Cowan - former yorkshire Cricketer, has died

Geoff Cope, the Yorkshire president, paid tribute to a man who was rarely without a joke or two and a popular figure on the after-dinner circuit

“Mike was a very fine servant of Yorkshire County Cricket Club and after he finished playing he became a very entertaining after-dinner speaker,” said Cope.

“He gave a lot of time to cricket societies and to the game in general.

“He was often seen at Doncaster Town Cricket Club and was just an all-round good guy.

“Everyone at Yorkshire extends their deepest condolences to Mike’s family.”

Mike Cowan dies: Yorkshire CCC players salute former player at Scarborough

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