Full name Benjamin David Cotton
Born September 13, 1993, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Current age 25 years 7 days
Major teams Derbyshire, Derbyshire 2nd XI, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Under-13s, Staffordshire Under-14s, Staffordshire Under-15s, Staffordshire Under-17s
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Education Clayton Hall Business and Language College, Newcastle under Lyme; Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 21 | 31 | 10 | 315 | 43 | 15.00 | 511 | 61.64 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| List A | 30 | 11 | 7 | 71 | 18* | 17.75 | 102 | 69.60 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
T20s 
|
18 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 30* | 22.50 | 37 | 121.62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 21 | 34 | 3041 | 1677 | 39 | 4/20 | 6/62 | 43.00 | 3.30 | 77.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 30 | 29 | 1271 | 1186 | 32 | 4/43 | 4/43 | 37.06 | 5.59 | 39.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
T20s
|
18 | 18 | 334 | 497 | 20 | 2/14 | 2/14 | 24.85 | 8.92 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | Surrey v Derbyshire at The Oval, Sep 15-17, 2014 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Northamptonshire v Leicestershire at Northampton, Jun 9-11, 2018 scorecard |
| List A debut | Northamptonshire v Derbyshire at Northampton, Aug 11, 2014 scorecard |
| Last List A | Yorkshire v Northamptonshire at Leeds, Jun 7, 2018 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Lancashire v Derbyshire at Manchester, Jul 18, 2014 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Derbyshire v Hampshire at Hove, Aug 22, 2017 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/55, 53* | Nthants 2nd | v Warwcks 2nd | Holcot | 22 Aug 2018 | Other |
| 1/30, 19, 3/31 | Nthants 2nd | v Notts 2nd XI | Nottingham | 6 Aug 2018 | Other |
| 40, 1/69, 0, 0/17 | Nthants 2nd | v Leics 2nd XI | Desborough | 31 Jul 2018 | Other |
| 0, 1/18 | Nthants 2nd | v Leics 2nd XI | Desborough | 30 Jul 2018 | Other T20 |
| 0/41, 0*, 0/42, 0 | Nthants 2nd | v Yorks 2nd XI | Desborough | 24 Jul 2018 | Other |
| 5, 82* | Nthants 2nd | v Worcs 2nd XI | Kidderminster | 26 Jun 2018 | Other |
| 1*, 2/24, 0, 0/13 | Northants | v Leics | Northampton | 9 Jun 2018 | FC |
| 8, 0/24 | Northants | v Yorkshire | Leeds | 7 Jun 2018 | LA |
| 3/46, 14 | Nthants 2nd | v Derby 2nd XI | Northampton | 29 May 2018 | Other |
| 10, 3/43, 14, 0/27 | Nthants 2nd | v Durham 2nd | Chester-le-Street | 22 May 2018 | Other |
Ben Cotton collected some impressive scalps in his first season in Derbyshire colours. On his first-team debut in a NatWest T20 Blast fixture against Lancashire at Old Trafford, he claimed the wicket of Jos Buttler. More international scalps followed against the Indian tourists in Derby as he accounted for Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli. To complete a promising first season, he also featured in Derbyshire's first quarter-final in nine years in the Royal London One-Day Cup and made a Championship debut against Surrey at The Oval.
- Cotton off as Derbyshire trim playing staff (Feb 2, 2018)
- Cotton takes limelight from Footitt (Sep 24, 2014)
- Pujara eases into Test mode (Jul 2, 2014)
Jul 30, 2017
Ben Cotton celebrates a wicket
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Jun 22, 2016
Ben Cotton made the early breakthroughs
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Jul 2, 2014
Ben Cotton enjoyed removing Virat Kohli
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