Stuart Coetzer

Stuart Coetzer
Personal information
Full name
Stuart Charles Coetzer
Born (1982-01-31) 31 January 1982 (age 42)
Grahamstown, Cape Province,
South Africa
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsKyle Coetzer (brother)
Grant Dugmore (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004Scotland
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 4
Runs scored 27
Batting average 13.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 21*
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 June 2022

Stuart Charles Coetzer (born 31 January 1982) is a Scottish former cricketer.

The son of Peter Coetzer, he was born in South Africa at Grahamstown. He moved to Scotland when his family emigrated in 1984.[1] Having played age-group cricket for Scotland from under-13 level, Coetzer was selected for the Scotland national under-19 squad for the 2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand,[2] making four appearances in the tournament.[3] Coetzer featured for the Scottish senior team in two minor matches against Bangladesh, as part of their warm-up for the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy.[4] In the same year he made four List A one-day appearances against English county opposition in the 2004 totesport League,[5] scoring 27 runs with a highest score of 21 not out.[6] There followed a period were Coetzer lost interest in the sport, but returned to his club Stoneywood-Dyce in 2010, where he began to coach young players, including future Scotland international Michael Leask.[7] His younger brother is the former Scotland cricket captain Kyle Coetzer, while he has family connections in Argentina with the Dugmore cricketing family, which includes his uncle Grant Dugmore.

  1. ^ Family celebrates Coetzer knock. Knowles, Rob. Talk of the Town. 12 March 2015
  2. ^ "Scotland Under-19s Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Under-19 ODI Matches played by Stuart Coetzer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh ease past Scots". BBC Sport. 1 September 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. ^ "List A Matches played by Stuart Coetzer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  6. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Stuart Coetzer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  7. ^ Gannon, Michael (11 June 2010). "From wild man to role model for Coetzer". www.cricketeurope.com. Retrieved 13 June 2022.