| Archie Cotterell | |
| Fullname: | Thomas Archbold Cotterell |
| Birth Date: | 12 May 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Marylebone, London, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Club1: | Cambridge University |
| Year1: | 1983–1985 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 29 |
| Runs1: | 617 |
| Bat Avg1: | 19.28 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/2 |
| Top Score1: | 69 |
| Deliveries1: | 4,796 |
| Wickets1: | 41 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 62.78 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/89 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 7 |
| Runs2: | 15 |
| Bat Avg2: | 3.75 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 6 |
| Deliveries2: | 426 |
| Wickets2: | 5 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 57.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | n/a |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/42 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 2/– |
| Date: | 3 September |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/11345.html Cricinfo |
Thomas Archbold Cotterell (born 12 May 1963) is an English former cricketer and a novelist.
Cotterell was born at Marylebone in May 1963, and was educated at Downside School, before going up to Peterhouse, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Glamorgan at Fenner's in 1983. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1985, making 29 appearances.[2] Playing as an all-rounder, he scored 617 runs in his 29 appearances for Cambridge, at an average of 19.28 and a high score of 69 not out.[3] With his slow left-arm orthodox bowling, Cotterell took 41 wickets at a bowling average of 62.78. Though largely ineffective with the ball, he did take a five-wicket haul against Essex in 1983, with figures of 5 for 89.[4] [5] In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Cambridge, he also made seven List A one-day appearances for the Combined Universities cricket team, making four appearances in the 1984 Benson & Hedges Cup and three appearances in the 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup.[6]
After graduating from Cambridge, Cotterell worked in the City of London as an equities salesman for broking firm Hoare Govett and the investment bank Morgan Stanley.[7] He left his job in the City in 2000 to pursue his ambition to become a novelist, later writing the psychological thriller What Alice Knew, as well as contributing pieces to The Daily Telegraph. He is married to Emily, they have three children.[8]