Player: | AC Cottam |
DateLine: 22nd November 2005
Andy Cottam was one of many players auditioned by Derbyshire in an effort to fill their seemingly perpetual vacancy for a quality spinner. Signed for 1995 after being released by Northamptonshire, Cottams three Championship appearances for Derbyshire unsurprisingly came in mid summer (when seam bowling is at its least potent) although in three of the six innings he fielded in he wasnt needed (or trusted) to bowl. As his one championship wicket cost 257 runs, it was no surprise when Derbyshire opted not to offer him fresh terms, although it was claimed at the time that hed received medical advice telling him to quit the professional game anyway. It was therefore a surprise when Cottam reappeared for Somerset (a county he had already played for in 1992, and where his father Bob was Director of Cricket) in September 1996, to play on turning tracks at Uxbridge and Hove. Although an economy of under three in First-class cricket and under four in limited-overs cricket was acceptable, Cottams left arm spin simply never looked like it would do more than take the occasional wicket, which inevitably rendered his county career a short one.
 
(November 2005) 
(Article: Copyright © 2005 Matthew Reed)
LATEST SCORES
CURRENT EVENTS
- Asia Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy 2025
- Australia in West Indies 2025
- Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2025
- Finland Women's T20I Tri-Series 2025
- ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Region Division Two Qualifier 2025
- India in England 2025
- India Women in England 2025
- New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2025
- Pakistan in Bangladesh 2025
- Pakistan in United States of America and West Indies 2025
- Pearl of Africa T20 Series 2025
- Rwanda Tri-Nation T20I Series 2025
- Saudi Arabia in Qatar 2025
- Zimbabwe International Twenty20 Tri-Series 2025
- Zimbabwe Women in Ireland 2025
View all Current Events CLICK HERE
