CRICKET WICKETBob Cottam
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
Scorecard coverage and data completeness
Career snapshots and available scorecards have different scopes. These counts describe recorded batting or bowling innings, not every international appearance.
| Format | Matches | Bat inns | Balls recorded | Boundaries recorded | First scorecard | Latest scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1969-02-21 | 1972-12-30 |
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 4
- Innings
- 5
- Runs
- 27
- Average
- 6.75
- Strike rate
- —
- Highest score
- 13
- Not outs
- 1
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 0
- Ducks
- 0
- 4s
- —
- 6s
- 0
- Balls faced
- —
Bowling
- Matches
- 4
- Innings
- 8
- Balls
- 903
- Maidens
- 41
- Runs conceded
- 327
- Wickets
- 14
- Average
- 23.35
- Economy
- 2.17
- Strike rate
- 64.50
- Best innings
- 4/50
- Best match
- 6/85
- 4 wickets
- 1
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 4
- Innings
- 8
- Catches
- 2
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 2
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 2
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.250
- Best innings
- 1 (1ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
4 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-12-30 | England v India | Test | India won by 28 runs |
| 1972-12-20 | England v India | Test | England won by 6 wickets |
| 1969-02-28 | England v Pakistan | Test | Match drawn |
| 1969-02-21 | England v Pakistan | Test | Match drawn |
Performance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
- 19698 runs
- 197219 runs
- 19699 wickets
- 19725 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 2 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6.33 | 21.59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 4 | 5 | 29.40 | 2.53 | 69.60 |
| 1969 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8.00 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 4 | 9 | 20.00 | 1.94 | 61.66 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- Best recorded bowling · 4/50
Test v Pakistan · Lahore
- First available scorecard
Test v Pakistan · Lahore
- Highest recorded innings · 13 runs
Test v India · Eden Gardens
- Latest available scorecard
Test v India · Eden Gardens