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Robert Cotton (cricketer)

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Robert Cotton
Personal information
Full name
Robert Henry Cotton
Born(1909-11-05)5 November 1909
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Died17 January 1979(1979-01-17) (aged 69)
Warley, Staffordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1947Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 0*
Balls bowled 264
Wickets 2
Bowling average 64.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/42
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 December 2011

Robert Henry Cotton (5 November 1909 – 17 January 1979) was an English cricketer. Cotton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Birmingham, Warwickshire.

Cotton made two first-class appearances for Warwickshire against Lancashire and Sussex in the 1947 County Championship.[1] Against Lancashire, Cotton was dismissed in Warwickshire's first-innings of 207 for a duck by Eddie Phillipson, while in Lancashire's first-innings he opened the bowling, though went wicketless from his 25 overs which conceded 80 runs. He wasn't required to bat in Warwickshire's second-innings, with the match ending in a draw.[2] Against Sussex, he ended not out on 0 in Warwickshire's first-innings total of 216, while in Sussex's first-innings he bowled 6 wicketless overs, though he conceded just 6 runs from them. He was dismissed for a duck in Warwickshire's second-innings by George Cox, while in Sussex's second-innings he took the wickets of Robert Hunt and Hugh Bartlett, finishing with figures of 2/42 from 13 overs.[3] These were his only major appearances for Warwickshire.

He died at Warley, Staffordshire on 17 January 1979.

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Cotton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Warwickshire v Lancashire, 1947 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Sussex v Warwickshire, 1947 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
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