Tony Cottey
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Phillip Anthony Cottey is a former Welsh cricket
er who played for Glamorgan
, Sussex
and Eastern Transvaal
in a first-class
career lasting 18 years. He was a right-hand batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler.
. Cottey also played for Wales Youth as captain. He also played soccer for Llanelli AFC.
in 1986, opening the batting with Duncan Pauline
he scored 6. He played three further first-class matches in his maiden season, finishing with 24 runs at an average of 6.
Cottey was used more regularly over the next two seasons, in 1988 playing 13 matches and scoring 603 runs, including five fifties. His maiden first-class fifty came against Cambridge University
in the early part of the 1988 season. He scored 68 in the first innings and followed it with 92 in the second before he was dismissed, 8 short of a maiden century
, by Mike Atherton
.
He played just four matches the following season but had a breakthrough year in 1990 as he passed 1,000 runs for the first time in his career, included in this aggregate were three centuries. The first came in early June against Oxford University, opening the batting he scored 156. The other two centuries came in back-to-back innings against Leicestershire
and Worcestershire
.
Cottey had a poor season in 1991, in 20 innings he passed fifty just once and finished the year with an average of 23. However after a winter season with Eastern Transvaal (see below) he returned to Wales in better form. He scored 1,076 runs at an average of 46.78, with two centuries against Durham
and Kent
. He was awarded his county cap
at the end of the season.
Cottey passed the landmark of 1,000 runs in a season in each of the next four years, culminating with his best seasonal total of 1,543 runs in 1996. The figure contained four centuries, including his first and only double century. Playing against Leicestershire
at Swansea he scored 203 off 333 balls and aided a Glamorgan recovery from 127/6 with a 211 run seventh wicket partnership
with Ottis Gibson
. The match also witnessed Cottey’s best career bowling performance as he took 4/49 in the first innings.
Cottey was a regular member of the Glamorgan team that won the County Championship
in 1997, although his personal form was modest, scoring 475 runs at 27.94. He passed 1,000 runs in 1998, however, he left the club at the end of the season because contract negotiations broke down.
Cottey played 197 matches for Glamorgan, scoring 10,346 runs at 38.17, with 21 centuries.
, he finished his maiden season with 780 runs and was awarded a county cap. After a similarly productive season in 2000, Cottey made just two appearances in 2001 as he was sidelined with tennis elbow.
In 2003 Cottey passed 1,000 runs for the eighth and final occasion in his career, he scored 1,149 at 45.96. In mid-season he enjoyed a sequence of seven consecutive fifties and only narrowly failed to score four successive hundreds. It was a successful season for Sussex as they won their first County Championship title since 1855. Cottey completed the rare feat of winning titles with two clubs.
Cottey was released by Sussex at the end of the 2004 season, his first team appearances had been limited by the arrival of IanWard. In six seasons with Sussex he made 74 appearances scoring 3,948 runs at 33.74, with 10 centuries.
. Co-written by David Brayley, the book is published by Gomer Press and has been nominated for the Cricket Society Cricket Book of the Year 2009.
Cottey returned to Sussex in 2009 when he was appointed Business Relationship Manager.
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...
er who played for Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
, 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...
and Eastern Transvaal
Easterns cricket team
Easterns cricket team has played first-class cricket in South Africa since October 1991.For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, Easterns has merged with Northerns to form the Titans.-Honours:* Currie Cup - 2002–03; shared - * Standard Bank Cup - * South African...
in a 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...
career lasting 18 years. He was a right-hand batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler.
Football career
Cottey played professional football for Swansea City in the 1984–85 season. Having come through the youth set-up he signed a professional contract in June 1984. He made three appearances during the season before he was released in May 1985 by manager John BondJohn Bond (footballer)
John Frederick Bond is an English former professional football player and manager. His son Kevin Bond is also a former footballer.-Playing career:...
. Cottey also played for Wales Youth as captain. He also played soccer for Llanelli AFC.
Glamorgan
Having played Second XI cricket in 1985, Cottey made his first-class debut for Glamorgan against Oxford UniversityOxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
in 1986, opening the batting with Duncan Pauline
Duncan Pauline
Duncan Brian Pauline is a former Scottish cricketer who played with Surrey.An all-rounder, Pauline joined Surrey in 1979 having played for Young England the previous year. The only century of his first-class career was made against Sussex in 1983.He spent 7 years at Surrey before moving to...
he scored 6. He played three further first-class matches in his maiden season, finishing with 24 runs at an average of 6.
Cottey was used more regularly over the next two seasons, in 1988 playing 13 matches and scoring 603 runs, including five fifties. His maiden first-class fifty came against 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...
in the early part of the 1988 season. He scored 68 in the first innings and followed it with 92 in the second before he was dismissed, 8 short of a maiden century
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
, by Mike Atherton
Mike Atherton
Michael Andrew Atherton OBE is a broadcaster, journalist and retired England international cricketer. A right-handed opening batsman for Lancashire and England,and occasional leg-break bowler, he achieved the captaincy of England at the age of 25 and led the side in a record 54 Test matches...
.
He played just four matches the following season but had a breakthrough year in 1990 as he passed 1,000 runs for the first time in his career, included in this aggregate were three centuries. The first came in early June against Oxford University, opening the batting he scored 156. The other two centuries came in back-to-back innings against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
and Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
.
Cottey had a poor season in 1991, in 20 innings he passed fifty just once and finished the year with an average of 23. However after a winter season with Eastern Transvaal (see below) he returned to Wales in better form. He scored 1,076 runs at an average of 46.78, with two centuries against Durham
Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
and Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
. He was awarded his county cap
Cricket cap
A cricket cap is a type of soft cap, often made from felt that is a traditional form of headwear for players of the game of cricket, regardless of age or gender. It is usually a tight-fitting skullcap, usually made of six or eight sections, with a small crescent shaped brim that points downwards...
at the end of the season.
Cottey passed the landmark of 1,000 runs in a season in each of the next four years, culminating with his best seasonal total of 1,543 runs in 1996. The figure contained four centuries, including his first and only double century. Playing against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
at Swansea he scored 203 off 333 balls and aided a Glamorgan recovery from 127/6 with a 211 run seventh wicket partnership
Partnership (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, two batsmen always bat in partnership, although only one is on strike at any time. The partnership between two batsmen will come to an end when one of them is dismissed or retires, or the innings comes to a close In the sport of cricket, two batsmen always bat in...
with Ottis Gibson
Ottis Gibson
Ottis Delroy Gibson is a cricket coach and former player from Barbados. A pace bowler and exploiter of the older cricket ball for the West Indies, Gibson is now head coach for the West Indies. He previously worked as bowling coach for England.- International career :Gibson made two Test...
. The match also witnessed Cottey’s best career bowling performance as he took 4/49 in the first innings.
Cottey was a regular member of the Glamorgan team that won the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
in 1997, although his personal form was modest, scoring 475 runs at 27.94. He passed 1,000 runs in 1998, however, he left the club at the end of the season because contract negotiations broke down.
Cottey played 197 matches for Glamorgan, scoring 10,346 runs at 38.17, with 21 centuries.
Sussex
Cottey signed a five year contract with Sussex, and made his debut for the club in the opening fixture of the 1999 season against LancashireLancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
, he finished his maiden season with 780 runs and was awarded a county cap. After a similarly productive season in 2000, Cottey made just two appearances in 2001 as he was sidelined with tennis elbow.
In 2003 Cottey passed 1,000 runs for the eighth and final occasion in his career, he scored 1,149 at 45.96. In mid-season he enjoyed a sequence of seven consecutive fifties and only narrowly failed to score four successive hundreds. It was a successful season for Sussex as they won their first County Championship title since 1855. Cottey completed the rare feat of winning titles with two clubs.
Cottey was released by Sussex at the end of the 2004 season, his first team appearances had been limited by the arrival of IanWard. In six seasons with Sussex he made 74 appearances scoring 3,948 runs at 33.74, with 10 centuries.
Eastern Transvaal
Cottey played one season of South African domestic cricket in 1991–92. He played five matches, scoring 253 runs at 36.14, as Eastern Transvaal won the UCB Bowl.Post-cricket
Cottey was an after dinner speaker. In 2008 he published an autobiography entitled There's Only 2 Tony Cotteys, named after crowd chants he received during an innings which took Glamorgan to the Sunday League title in 1993. The reference is to the footballer of a similar name Tony CotteeTony Cottee
Anthony Richard "Tony" Cottee is a former football player who now works as a television football commentator...
. Co-written by David Brayley, the book is published by Gomer Press and has been nominated for the Cricket Society Cricket Book of the Year 2009.
Cottey returned to Sussex in 2009 when he was appointed Business Relationship Manager.