George Edward Cotterill
Encyclopedia
George Edward Cotterill was an English amateur cricketer
.
and St John's College, Cambridge
. As a cricketer he was mainly associated with Cambridge University
and Sussex
, making 18 known appearances in first-class
matches from 1858 to 1874.
His brother Joseph Cotterill played 37 first-class matches, mainly for Sussex
, from 1870 to 1888. Their nephew was George Huth Cotterill
, who also played for Cambridge University and Sussex.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
.
Career
Cotterill was educated at Brighton CollegeBrighton College
Brighton College is an institution divided between a Senior School known simply as Brighton College, the Prep School and the Pre-Prep School. All of these schools are co-educational independent schools in Brighton, England, sited immediately next to each another. The Senior School caters for...
and St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
. As a cricketer he was mainly associated with Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
and Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
, making 18 known appearances in first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches from 1858 to 1874.
His brother Joseph Cotterill played 37 first-class matches, mainly for Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
, from 1870 to 1888. Their nephew was George Huth Cotterill
George Cotterill
George Huth Cotterill was an English amateur footballer who made four appearances for England as a forward in the 1890s, captaining the side on his last two appearances.-Education:...
, who also played for Cambridge University and Sussex.