Graham Cottrell

Graham Allan Cottrell (born 23 March 1945) is a former first-class cricketer and teacher.

Graham Cottrell
Personal information
Full name
Graham Allan Cottrell
Born (1945-03-23) 23 March 1945
Datchet, Buckinghamshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1966–1968Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 39
Runs scored 1108
Batting average 16.78
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 81
Balls bowled 4044
Wickets 60
Bowling average 35.35
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/31
Catches/stumpings 17/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 December 2014

Life and career

Cottrell attended Kingston Grammar School before going up to St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He won a Blue for hockey at Cambridge University and also played for Cambridgeshire,[1] but was more prominent as a cricketer, playing for the University side from 1966 to 1968 and captaining the team in 1968.

Cottrell was principally a medium-pace bowler. He took 20 wickets at an average of 38.80 in 1966 and 18 at 43.72 in 1967.[2] His best season was 1968, when he took 22 at 25.36, including his best figures of 4 for 31 in his final first-class match, against Oxford University.[3] He was the team's most effective bowler, but gave himself only 163 overs in 12 matches.[4]

He sometimes scored useful runs in the lower order. His highest score was 81 against Nottinghamshire in 1967[5] when, after Cambridge were 69 for 6, he and Chris Pyemont added 142 for the seventh wicket at better than a run a minute.[6] Later that season he made 50 in an hour against the touring Indian team.[7]

He played for Surrey Second XI from 1966 to 1970. In their 17-run victory over Warwickshire Second XI in 1967 he took 4 for 2 and 5 for 48.[8] He also played a few games of Minor Counties cricket for Cambridgeshire in 1976.

Cottrell became a school teacher. He taught at Stowe School, where he was housemaster of Cobham House from 1990 to 2000.[9]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.