Andy Cottam
Andrew Colin Cottam (born 14 July 1973 in Northampton, England) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler. He played in 2 Under-19 Tests in 1992 and 13 first-class matches between 1992 and 1996. His father is the cricketer and coach Bob Cottam.
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| Full name | Andrew Colin Cottam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 July 1973 Northampton, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1992–1996 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1998 | Devon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 22 December 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In 1990 Andy Cottam started playing for Somerset Second XI and Devon. In 1992 he was selected for Under-19's tour of Pakistan and played in the Third Test and 2 one-day matches against Pakistan Under-19s. That summer he played in 6 County Championship matches for Somerset and in an Under-19 Test against Sri Lanka, when he took 4 wickets for 69 in the first innings.[1] However, in 1993 he failed to make the Somerset First XI, apart from a one-day match against Kent.
In 1994 he moved to Northants but did not play for the first team and he signed for Derbyshire in 1995. He played in 4 County Championship matches and in a University game and was released at the end of the season. He returned to Somerset, where his father was director of cricket, and played in 2 County Championship matches in 1996. He played for Somerset Second XI in 1997 and for Devon until 1999.
Although an economy as a bowler of under three per over in first-class cricket was acceptable, Cottam’s bowling did not look like it would do more than take the occasional wicket and he was always a tail-end batsman, so his first-class career was inevitably a short one.[2]
References
External links
- Andy Cottam at Cricket Archive