Peter Coutts (cricketer)

Peter John Charles Coutts (3 November 1937 – 3 November 2015)[1] was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Central Districts and Wellington from 1958 to 1973.

Peter Coutts
Personal information
Full name
Peter John Charles Coutts
Born(1937-11-03)3 November 1937
Napier, New Zealand
Died3 November 2015(2015-11-03) (aged 78)
Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1958–59 to 1972–73Central Districts
1969–70Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 29 2
Runs scored 1379 100
Batting average 28.14 100.00
100s/50s 4/2 0/1
Top score 152 82*
Balls bowled 82 0
Wickets 0 –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 21/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 May 2020

Coutts was a right-handed opening batsman. After three unsuccessful matches for Central Districts in 1958–59 he did not play first-class cricket for nearly eight years, but when he returned in 1966–67 he scored 152 in his first match, against Canterbury, easily the highest score in an innings victory for Central Districts.[2] It was also the highest score, and one of only five centuries, in that season's Plunket Shield, which Central Districts won.[3] He was also one of Central Districts' leading batsmen in 1967–68, when they again won the Shield.[4]

In 1972–73 Coutts won the man of the match award in the opening match of the New Zealand Motor Corporation Knockout Tournament when he scored 82 not out in Central Districts' seven-wicket victory over Wellington.[5] It was the highest score in that season's competition.[6] He also played Hawke Cup cricket for Hawke's Bay from 1959 to 1973.[7]

References
  1. "Peter John Charles COUTTS". Legacy.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. "Canterbury v Central Districts 1966–67". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. A. G. Wiren, "Cricket in New Zealand, 1966–67", Wisden 1968, pp. 933–35.
  4. A. G. Wiren, "Cricket in New Zealand, 1967–68", Wisden 1969, pp. 906–9.
  5. "Central Districts v Wellington 1972–73". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  6. "Batting and Fielding in New Zealand Motor Corporation Knockout Tournament 1972/73". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. "Hawke Cup Matches played by Peter Coutts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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