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Full name Robert Michael Henry Cottam
Born October 16, 1944, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire
Current age 63 years 363 days
Major teams England,Devon,Hampshire,Northamptonshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Other Coach
Relations Son - AC Cottam
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
4
5
1
27
13
6.75
0
0
0
2
0
First-class
289
280
97
1278
62*
6.98
0
1
153
0
List A
133
72
25
262
23*
5.57
0
0
37
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
4
8
903
327
14
4/50
6/85
23.35
2.17
64.5
1
0
0
First-class
289
53053
21125
1010
9/25
20.91
2.38
52.5
58
6
List A
133
6605
4060
180
4/9
4/9
22.55
3.68
36.6
8
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Pakistan v England at Lahore, Feb 21-24, 1969 scorecard
Last Test
India v England at Kolkata, Dec 30, 1972 - Jan 4, 1973 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1963 - 1976
List A span
1964 - 1978
Profile
Bob Cottam was a tall, right-arm medium-fast bowler who relied on limitless stamina and unerring accuracy. He took over 1000 first-class wickets for Hampshire and Northamptonshire, passing 100 wickets in a season three times. In 1965 he took 9 for 25 for Hampshire against Lancashire, but in 1971 moved to Northants, cut down his pace, and made a second career for himself as a naggingly-accurate seamer. He toured Pakistan in 1968-69 and India and Pakistan in 1972-73, and his four Test caps all came on those two trips. Although the pitches did not favour him, his 14 wickets cost only 23.35. After retiring he coached Warwickshire and Somerset before becoming England's bowling coach from 1998 to 2001. In Cottam's time Darren Gough and Andy Caddick developed into England's best new-ball pair since Willis and Botham, while Craig White went from county trundler to a man capable of bowling Brian Lara round his legs first-up. And he got Dominic Cork swinging the ball again - for a while, anyway.
Martin Williamson
