Kyle Coetzer

Kyle Coetzer

MBE
Personal information
Full name
Kyle James Coetzer
Born (1984-04-14) 14 April 1984 (age 40)
Aberdeen, Scotland
NicknameLips
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleOpening batsman
RelationsStuart Coetzer (brother)
Grant Dugmore (uncle)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 33)18 August 2008 v England
Last ODI21 February 2023 v Nepal
T20I debut (cap 13)2 August 2008 v Ireland
Last T20I7 November 2021 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004–2011Durham
2011–2015Northamptonshire (squad no. 30)
2012Chittagong Kings
2015Suffolk
2018Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 89 70 94 199
Runs scored 3,192 1,495 4,404 6,296
Batting average 38.92 22.65 30.37 36.39
100s/50s 5/21 0/6 8/19 11/38
Top score 156 89 219 156
Balls bowled 270 66 678 516
Wickets 2 5 7 5
Bowling average 126.50 14.20 59.14 101.60
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/17 3/25 2/16 1/2
Catches/stumpings 26/– 22/– 46/– 68/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 March 2023

Kyle James Coetzer MBE (born 14 April 1984) is a Scottish former cricketer who has captained the Scottish youth national sides in international formats. He captained at under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels including skippering in the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.[1]

Coetzer was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to cricket.[2][3] He became the third Scottish cricketer to receive an MBE for services to cricket.[4] In January 2020, Coetzer was named as the Associate Cricketer of the Decade by the International Cricket Council (ICC).[5] In March 2023, Coetzer announced his retirement from all international formats.

  1. ^ "Scotland men's captain Kyle Coetzer steps down after legendary tenure". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  2. ^ "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B16.
  3. ^ "Kyle Coetzer Awarded MBE in Queen's Birthday Honours List". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Kyle Coetzer Awarded MBE for Services to Cricket in Queen's Birthday Honours List". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Stokes wins Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 January 2020.