Full name Benjamin David Cotton
Born September 13, 1993, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Current age 25 years 250 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 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 346 | 43 | 15.72 | 588 | 58.84 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 5 | 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 | 23 | 37 | 3191 | 1741 | 47 | 5/48 | 7/58 | 37.04 | 3.27 | 67.8 | 2 | 1 | 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 Sussex at Northampton, Sep 24-25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/26, 8, 0/9 | Nthants 2nd | v Lancs 2nd XI | Liverpool | 6 May 2019 | Other |
| 2/10, 24*, 5/48 | Northants | v Sussex | Northampton | 24 Sep 2018 | FC |
| 1/6, 7 | Northants | v Gloucs | Bristol | 18 Sep 2018 | FC |
| 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 |
Ben Cotton, a burly seam bowler, signed a new one-year deal with Northamptonshire for 2019 after impressing during three Championship matches in 2018 which included a career-best 5-48 in an end-of-season win against Sussex.
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- Bens Curran and Cotton help Northants claim season-ending victory (Sep 25, 2018)
- 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)
Jun 9, 2018
Ben Cotton in his delivery stride
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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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