Paul Coughlin

Paul Coughlin (born 23 October 1992) is an English cricketer. Coughlin is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born at Sunderland, County Durham, and was educated at St Robert of Newminster Catholic Comprehensive School.

Paul Coughlin
Coughlin in 2019
Personal information
Born (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsJosh Coughlin (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2017Durham (squad no. 29)
2018–2019Nottinghamshire (squad no. 29)
2020–presentDurham (squad no. 23)
FC debut1 August 2012 Durham v Australia A
LA debut27 August 2012 Durham v Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 57 37 62
Runs scored 1,891 375 737
Batting average 27.01 15.62 21.05
100s/50s 1/10 0/1 0/1
Top score 100* 77 53
Balls bowled 7,288 1,192 961
Wickets 125 23 63
Bowling average 33.60 49.91 24.31
5 wickets in innings 3 0 1
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 5/49 3/36 5/42
Catches/stumpings 29/– 12/– 17/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 September 2023

Coughlin made his debut in minor counties cricket for Northumberland against Staffordshire in 2011 MCCA Knockout Trophy.[1] He also made a single appearance in that seasons Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire.[2] During the 2012 season, Coughlin made his first-class debut for Durham against the touring Australia A team at the Riverside Ground. He ended Durham's first-innings of 197 all out unbeaten on 29, the second highest score of the innings. In the tourists first-innings of 159 all out, he took his maiden wicket, that of Michael Klinger. He was dismissed for 3 runs in Durham's second-innings of 185 all out by Jon Holland.

In September 2017, it was announced that Coughlin was leaving Durham at the end of 2017 season to join Nottinghamshire ahead of the 2018 season.[3] In June 2022, in the 2022 County Championship, Coughlin scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, scoring 100 not out against Worcestershire.[4]

In 2019, Coughlin married his long-term girlfriend, Gemma. In 2022, the couple announced the birth of their first son, Otto.

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