| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Robert Henry Cotton |
| Birth Date: | 5 November 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
| Death Place: | Warley, Staffordshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast |
| Club1: | Warwickshire |
| Year1: | 1947 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 0 |
| Bat Avg1: | 0.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 0 |
| Deliveries1: | 264 |
| Wickets1: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 64.00 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/42 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 23 December |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11350.html Cricinfo |
Robert Henry Cotton (5 November 1909 – 17 January 1979) was an English cricketer. Cotton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Birmingham, Warwickshire.
Cotton made two first-class appearances for Warwickshire against Lancashire and Sussex in the 1947 County Championship.[1] Against Lancashire, Cotton was dismissed in Warwickshire's first-innings of 207 for a duck by Eddie Phillipson, while in Lancashire's first-innings he opened the bowling, though went wicketless from his 25 overs which conceded 80 runs. He wasn't required to bat in Warwickshire's second-innings, with the match ending in a draw.[2] Against Sussex, he ended not out on 0 in Warwickshire's first-innings total of 216, while in Sussex's first-innings he bowled 6 wicketless overs, though he conceded just 6 runs from them. He was dismissed for a duck in Warwickshire's second-innings by George Cox, while in Sussex's second-innings he took the wickets of Robert Hunt and Hugh Bartlett, finishing with figures of 2/42 from 13 overs.[3] These were his only major appearances for Warwickshire.
He died at Warley, Staffordshire on 17 January 1979.