Edward Joseph Cotterill (27 June 1856 – 26 April 1904) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1881 to 1889, and one match for Auckland in 1896.[1]
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| Full name | Edward Joseph Cotterill | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1856 Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 April 1904 (aged 47) Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Arthur Cotterill (brother) Henry Cotterill (brother) William Cotterill (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1880/81–1889/90 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||
| 1895/96 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 March 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Edward Cotterill was one of the 17 children of the Rev. George Cotterill, who became Canon of Christchurch.[2][3] He was educated at Christ's College from 1865 to 1873.[4]
Cotterill was a right-handed batsman. When he made his highest score of 75 not out in Canterbury's victory over Otago in 1885–86, it was the highest score of the short New Zealand first-class season.[5][6] He captained Canterbury against Otago in 1888–89, scoring 45 in an innings victory.[7] At this point in his career, after five first-class matches, he had scored 202 runs at an average of 50.50.[8]
Cotterill also played football, representing Canterbury as a goalkeeper.[9] He spent his working life with the Union Bank, mostly in Christchurch but with a period in Auckland.[10] He died in Christchurch on 26 April 1904, and was buried at the Barbadoes Street Cemetery.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Edward Cotterill". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Person Page – 44790". The Peerage. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Canon Cotterill". Lyttelton Times: 6. 1 July 1902.
- ^ "Edward Cotterill". Christ's College Old Boys' Association. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Otago v Canterbury 1885–86". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "First-class batting and fielding in New Zealand 1885–86". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Canterbury v Otago 1888–89". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "First-class batting and fielding in each season by Edward Cotterill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Football". Star. 6 May 1904. p. 1.
- ^ "Obituary". Star. 27 April 1904. p. 3.
- ^ "Cemeteries database". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 9 August 2016.