Tibby Cotter

Tibby Cotter
Cotter in about 1905
Personal information
Born3 December 1883
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died31 October 1917 (aged 33)
Beersheba, Ottoman Palestine
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 85)26 February 1904 v England
Last Test9 February 1912 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 21 113
Runs scored 457 2,484
Batting average 13.05 16.89
100s/50s 0/0 0/4
Top score 45 82
Balls bowled 4,633 19,565
Wickets 89 442
Bowling average 28.64 24.27
5 wickets in innings 7 31
10 wickets in match 0 4
Best bowling 7/148 7/15
Catches/stumpings 8/– 61/–
Source: CricInfo, 14 October 2022
Military career
Allegiance Australia
Service / branch Australian Army
Years of service1915-17
RankTrooper
Unit12th Light Horse Regiment, Australian Expeditionary Force
Battles / wars

Albert "Tibby" Cotter (3 December 1883 – 31 October 1917) was an Australian cricketer who played in 21 Test matches between 1904 and 1912. He served in World War I with the First Australian Imperial Force and was killed in action in the mounted charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade at Beersheba in Ottoman Palestine.