| John Cotton | |
| Birth Date: | 7 November 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Newstead, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Nottinghamshire |
| Year1: | 1958–1964 |
| Club2: | Leicestershire |
| Year2: | 1965–1969 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 239 |
| Runs1: | 1631 |
| Bat Avg1: | 8.53 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 58 |
| Deliveries1: | 36,203 |
| Wickets1: | 652 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 25.57 |
| Fivefor1: | 21 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 9/29 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 74/– |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 15 |
| Runs2: | 21 |
| Bat Avg2: | 3.50 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 9 |
| Deliveries2: | 852 |
| Wickets2: | 15 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 31.46 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | n/a |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/49 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 7/– |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/john-cotton-11349 Cricinfo |
| Date: | 26 June |
| Year: | 2021 |
John Cotton (born 7 November 1940) is a former English cricketer.[1] He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and tail-end right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire between 1958 and 1969.
Cotton was born in Newstead, Nottinghamshire.[2] He made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire in 1958 at the age of 17 years and 181 days.[3]
Cotton took his best first-class bowling figures in 1967 for Leicestershire against the touring Indian team, when he "utterly demolished the tourists' batting in just over two hours", finishing with 9 for 29 and dismissing the Indians for 63.[4] He took three wickets in four balls for Nottinghamshire against the touring South African team in 1960, and took a hat-trick on the first morning of Leicestershire's match against Surrey at The Oval in May 1965.[3] [5]