Cyril Coote

For the South African cricket umpire, see Cyril Coote (umpire).

Cyril Ernest Coote (13 April 1909 – 24 January 1990) was an English cricketer. Coote was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

Cyril Coote

Personal information
Full name	Cyril Ernest Coote
Born	(1909-04-13)13 April 1909 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Died	24 January 1990(1990-01-24) (aged 80) Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1935–1936	Minor Counties
1932–1949	Cambridgeshire
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 4 Runs scored 120 Batting average 20.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 49 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 July 2010

Coote played most of his cricket for Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship, where he made his debut for the county against Lincolnshire. From 1932 to 1949, he represented the county in 67 matches, with his final appearance coming against Lincolnshire.

Coote also played first-class cricket, where he represented a combined Minor Counties team, firstly in the 1935 against Cambridge University. He played a further 3 first-class matches for the team, with his final first-class match coming in 1936 against Oxford University. In his 4 first-class matches, he scored 120 runs at a batting average of 20.00, with a high score of 49.

Coote died at Cottenham, Cambridgeshire on 24 January 1990.

External links

• Cyril Coote at Cricinfo
• Cyril Coote at CricketArchive