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.
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| Full name | Robert Henry Cotton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 November 1909 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 January 1979 (aged 69) Warley, Staffordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1947 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 December 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 edit
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Cotton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ "Warwickshire v Lancashire, 1947 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ "Sussex v Warwickshire, 1947 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2011.