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Robert Maskew Cowper (born 5 October 1940 in Kew, Melbourne, educated at Scotch College Melbourne) was an Australian Test match cricketer in the 1960s, who played Sheffield Shield cricket for Victoria and Western Australia.

He was the son of Denis Cowper, the captain of the Australia national rugby union team. Cowper was a tall, correct left-handed batsmen who was dropped in the 1965-66 Ashes series for slow scoring. When he was recalled for the Fifth Test at Melbourne he made the first Test triple century in Australia; 307 in 727 minutes. Matthew Hayden's 380 against Zimbabwe in 2002–03 is now the highest Test century in Australia, but Cowper's remains the longest. Remarkably he averaged an impressive 75.78 in home Tests but only 33.33 overseas. The difference of 42.45 is a Test match record.^[1] Since retiring from playing, he has served as a cricket referee.

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 '''Robert Maskew Cowper''' (born 5 October 1940 in [[Kew]], [[Melbourne]], educated at [[Scotch College Melbourne]]) was an [[Australian national cricket team|Australian Test match cricketer]] in the 1960s, who played Sheffield Shield cricket for [[Victorian Bushrangers|Victoria]] and [[Western Warriors|Western Australia]].
-He was the son of [[Denis Cowper]], the captain of the [[Australia national rugby union team]]. Cowper was a tall, correct left-handed batsmen who was dropped in the [[1965-66 Ashes series]] for slow scoring. When he was recalled he for the [[1965-66 Ashes series#Fifth Test – Melbourne|Fifth Test at Melbourne]] he made the first Test triple century in Australia; 307 in 727 minutes. [[Matthew Hayden]]'s 380 against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe in 2002–03]] is now the highest Test century in Australia, but Cowper's remains the longest. Remarkably he averaged an impressive 75.78 in home Tests but only 33.33 overseas.  The difference of 42.45 is a Test match record.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/125733.html The best – and worst – travellers]</ref> Since retiring from playing, he has served as a cricket referee.
+He was the son of [[Denis Cowper]], the captain of the [[Australia national rugby union team]]. Cowper was a tall, correct left-handed batsmen who was dropped in the [[1965-66 Ashes series]] for slow scoring. When he was recalled for the [[1965-66 Ashes series#Fifth Test – Melbourne|Fifth Test at Melbourne]] he made the first Test triple century in Australia; 307 in 727 minutes. [[Matthew Hayden]]'s 380 against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe in 2002–03]] is now the highest Test century in Australia, but Cowper's remains the longest. Remarkably he averaged an impressive 75.78 in home Tests but only 33.33 overseas.  The difference of 42.45 is a Test match record.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/125733.html The best – and worst – travellers]</ref> Since retiring from playing, he has served as a cricket referee.
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