Full Name

Robert Michael Henry Cottam

Born

October 16, 1944, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire

Age

79y 165d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

RELATIONS

(son)

Other

Coach

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.
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Bob Cottam Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests45127136.7500020
FC28928097127862*6.9801-1530
List A133722526223*5.5700-370

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests48903327144/506/8523.352.1764.5100
FC289-530532112510109/25-20.912.3852.5-586
List A133-660540601804/94/922.553.6836.6800
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Test

Debut/Last Matches of Bob Cottam

FC Matches

Span
1963 - 1976

List A Matches

Span
1964 - 1978

Recent Matches of Bob Cottam

Photos of Bob Cottam

Hampshire Players reunion 2002
Bob Cottam oversees a net session
England team photograph,Canterbury, Kent, 06 May 1999
From left: Les Taylor, Bob Willis, Neil Foster, Bob Cottam and Greg Thomas practise at the Lilleshall Sports Centre, Newport, Shropshire
Bob Cottam
Bob Cottam bowls against Surrey