Player such as Cowdrey getting six for a hundred (6)
I believe the answer is:
violin
'player' is the definition.
(something which plays music)
'six for a hundred' is the wordplay.
'six' becomes 'vi' ('vi' can be a synonym of 'six').
'for' says to put letters next to each other.
'a hundred' becomes 'olin' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'vi'+'olin'='VIOLIN'
'such as cowdrey getting' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
(Other definitions for violin that I've seen before include "It'a played with a bow" , "Nigel Kennedy instrument" , "A stringed musical instrument, say a Stradivarius" , "Bowed instrument" , "Instrument with bow" .)