Archie Cotterell

Archie Cotterell
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Archbold Cotterell
Born (1963-05-12) 12 May 1963 (age 61)
Marylebone, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1983–1985Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 29 7
Runs scored 617 15
Batting average 19.28 3.75
100s/50s 0/2 0/0
Top score 69* 6
Balls bowled 4,796 426
Wickets 41 5
Bowling average 62.78 57.00
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 5/89 2/42
Catches/stumpings 6/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 September 2019

Thomas Archbold Cotterell (born 12 May 1963) is an English former cricketer and a novelist.

Cotterell was born at Marylebone in May 1963, and was educated at Downside School, before going up to Peterhouse, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Glamorgan at Fenner's in 1983. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1985, making 29 appearances.[2] Playing as an all-rounder, he scored 617 runs in his 29 appearances for Cambridge, at an average of 19.28 and a high score of 69 not out.[3] With his slow left-arm orthodox bowling, Cotterell took 41 wickets at a bowling average of 62.78. Though largely ineffective with the ball, he did take a five-wicket haul against Essex in 1983, with figures of 5 for 89.[4][5] In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Cambridge, he also made seven List A one-day appearances for the Combined Universities cricket team, making four appearances in the 1984 Benson & Hedges Cup and three appearances in the 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup.[6]

After graduating from Cambridge, Cotterell worked in the City of London as an equities salesman for broking firm Hoare Govett and the investment bank Morgan Stanley.[7] He left his job in the City in 2000 to pursue his ambition to become a novelist, later writing the psychological thriller What Alice Knew, as well as contributing pieces to The Daily Telegraph. He is married to Emily, they have three children.[8]

References

  1. ^ The Cambridge University List of Members. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 293. ISBN 9780521434683.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Cotterell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Archie Cotterell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Archie Cotterell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Cambridge University v Essex, 1983". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  6. ^ "List A Matches played by Archie Cotterell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  7. ^ Walsh, Dominic (25 April 2017). "Neverending story finally has a happy ending". The Times. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  8. ^ Cotterell, Archie (24 April 2017). "Meet the City boy who quit a lucrative job to write a novel - much to the alarm of his wife". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 September 2019.