Bob Cottam

Bob Cottam
Personal information
Full name
Robert Michael Henry Cottam
Born (1944-10-16) 16 October 1944 (age 80)
Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 441)21 February 1969 v Pakistan
Last Test30 December 1972 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963–1971Hampshire
1972–1976Northamptonshire
1978Devon
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 4 289 133
Runs scored 27 1,278 262
Batting average 6.75 6.98 5.57
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 13 62* 23*
Balls bowled 903 53,053 6,605
Wickets 14 1,010 180
Bowling average 23.35 20.91 22.55
5 wickets in innings 0 58 8
10 wickets in match 0 6 0
Best bowling 4/50 9/25 4/9
Catches/stumpings 2/– 153/– 37/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 May 2010

Robert Michael Henry Cottam (born 16 October 1944)[1] is a former English cricketer who played in four Test matches from 1969 to 1972. Cottam was a right-handed batsman, who bowled right-arm fast-medium. The cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted that "Cottam's ability to bowl sharp seamers or cutters at a reduced pace on turning wickets made him a useful tourist, and his four England caps came on two tours of the Indian subcontinentthen retired to live in Dartmouth Devon ".[1]

  1. ^ a b Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 43. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.