Michael Joseph Cowan (10 June 1933 – 12 July 2022) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. A left-arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batsman, Cowan took 276 wickets at an average of 24.57, with a best of nine wickets for 43 against Warwickshire in 1960. In batting he scored only 233 runs in 94 innings, at an average of 5.54, with a highest score of 22. He toured Pakistan with MCC "A" in 1955–56. A back injury caused his early return home, and curtailed his season in 1956.