Gary John Cosier was born on 25 April 1953 and is a former Australian international cricketer who played in 18 Test matches and nine One Day Internationals between 1975 and 1979.
40 Facts About Gary Cosier
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The stocky, redheaded Gary Cosier was a middle-order batsman who often attacked the bowling when a more judicious method was the order of the day.
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However, Gary Cosier's bowling was not really used in Tests and his first Test wicket did not come until his 13th match.
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Gary Cosier was an excellent close-in fielder and secure slipper.
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Gary Cosier played club cricket for Northcote where his captain was Bill Lawry.
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Gary Cosier was incredible the way he would bat with pain and with everything running against him.
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Gary Cosier relocated to South Australia to play regular first class cricket.
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Gary Cosier leapt into test consideration with 130 for South Australia against the touring West Indians.
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Gary Cosier followed this up with 76 against NSW, and a match winning 49 against Queensland.
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Gary Cosier was named in a 13-person Australian squad to play a one-day international against the West Indies.
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Gary Cosier pressed his claims with 71 and 49 against Victoria although he injured his hamstring in the second innings at had to bat with a runner.
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Gary Cosier made his international debut for Australia against the West Indies in a one-day game.
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Gary Cosier was duly selected in the test team for the third test, replacing Terry Jenner.
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Gary Cosier celebrated this by promptly scoring another century for South Australia against the West Indians, 107.
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Gary Cosier followed this in the next test with a knock of 28.
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Gary Cosier was taken to hospital after crashing into a boundary and knocking his head while fielding during South Australia's Gilette Cup semi-final loss to Queensland.
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Gary Cosier injured his back during the game and did not bat in the second innings and was ruled out of the sixth test.
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Gary Cosier recovered to help South Australia win the Sheffield Shield that year.
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Gary Cosier captained South Australia in a number of games.
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Gary Cosier was much criticised, including by Ian Chappell in an article in Cricketer magazine in January 1977 which stated:.
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Gary Cosier appears to be overweight and I wonder how hard he is prepared to work at his batting at this stage.
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Gary Cosier responded with a first innings 168 in the second test, crucial to helping set up an Australian victory.
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Gary Cosier did not have a particularly memorable tour of New Zealand.
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Gary Cosier was close to a number of players, obviously a lot closer than I understood at the time.
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Gary Cosier did not play a test match on the tour, with David Hookes, Richie Robinson, Craig Serjeant and Kim Hughes all being preferred to him.
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The World Series Cricket defections meant that Gary Cosier was one of the few players left in Australian first class cricket with recent test experience.
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Gary Cosier received a lucrative offer to play for Queensland and moved to Brisbane at the beginning of the summer.
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Gary Cosier took some crucial catches to help Australia win.
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Gary Cosier scored 84 off 78 balls in the first one-day game.
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Gary Cosier broke a thumb against Windward Islands, could not bat in the second innings and did not play another game on tour.
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Gary Cosier began the next summer well with 94 against Victoria.
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Gary Cosier was picked for the first test against England, made vice captain to Graham Yallop.
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The second test he was put down the order and made 4 and 47; the latter was Australia's second highest score of that innings but by then Gary Cosier had been dropped for Allan Border.
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Gary Cosier was kept on for the one day series that summer.
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Gary Cosier scored a lusty late innings 28 off 14 balls which helped Australia win the 4th IDO.
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Gary Cosier was selected in the Australia squad for the 1979 World Cup.
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Gary Cosier started the season well, at one stage averaging 71, but his form tapered off.
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Gary Cosier lived in Tangier for three years and managed Abdur Rahman Bukhatir's cricket and golf interests.
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Gary Cosier returned to Australia and went into coaching and sports management.
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Gary Cosier has taken up the sport of Lawn Bowls and currently represents Tarragindi Bowls Club in its first division side.