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Full name Phillip Anthony Cottey
Born June 2, 1966, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Current age 42 years 127 days
Major teams Eastern Transvaal,Glamorgan,Sussex
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
Ct
St
First-class
277
448
51
14567
203
36.69
31
73
182
0
List A
282
249
41
4994
96
24.00
0
28
92
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
277
1534
954
16
4/49
59.62
3.73
95.8
0
0
List A
282
959
845
26
5/49
5/49
32.50
5.28
36.8
1
1
0
Career statistics
First-class span
1986 - 2004
List A span
1986 - 2004
Profile
At 5 foot 4 inches, Tony Cottey is one of the shortest players in county
cricket, but few have a bigger heart than the 32 year old from Swansea.
He
is highly regarded as a determined middle order batsman and a more than
useful off-spinner.
He made his Glamorgan debut in 1986 after a brief, but
quite successful career as a professional footballer with Swansea
City.
He soon established himself in the Glamorgan side, winning his county
cap in 1992, and in 1995 amassing 1465 runs.
In 1996 he was appointed the
county's vice-captain, and he responded with 1543 runs and a career best 203
against Leicestershire at Swansea.
He is one of the best players of spin
bowling in the first-class game, and his nimble footwork, deft sweeping and
rock-solid defence have been hallmarks of his play.
Cottey had a modest
season in 1997,
although he shared a match-winning partnership with Matthew Maynard against
Essex at Cardiff and helped to guide Glamorgan to a crucial victory.
He
returned to form in 1998 by passing a thousand runs, but at the end of the
season he rejected a new two-year contract with Glamorgan, and joined Sussex
on a five-year contract.
