Country: | Scotland |
Fullname: | Stuart Charles Coetzer |
Birth Date: | 31 January 1982 |
Birth Place: | Grahamstown, Cape Province, South Africa |
Family: | Kyle Coetzer (brother) Grant Dugmore (uncle) |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Role: | Wicket-keeper |
Club1: | Scotland |
Year1: | 2004 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | List A |
Matches1: | 4 |
Runs1: | 27 |
Bat Avg1: | 13.50 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 21 |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
Date: | 14 June |
Year: | 2022 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/25449.html Cricinfo |
Stuart Charles Coetzer (born 31 January 1982) is a Scottish former cricketer.
The son of Peter Coetzer, he was born in South Africa at Grahamstown. He moved to Scotland when his family emigrated in 1984.[1] Having played age-group cricket for Scotland from under-13 level, Coetzer was selected for the Scotland national under-19 squad for the 2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand,[2] making four appearances in the tournament.[3] Coetzer featured for the Scottish senior team in two minor matches against Bangladesh, as part of their warm-up for the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy.[4] In the same year he made four List A one-day appearances against English county opposition in the 2004 totesport League,[5] scoring 27 runs with a highest score of 21 not out.[6] There followed a period were Coetzer lost interest in the sport, but returned to his club Stoneywood-Dyce in 2010, where he began to coach young players, including future Scotland international Michael Leask.[7] His younger brother is the former Scotland cricket captain Kyle Coetzer, while he has family connections in Argentina with the Dugmore cricketing family, which includes his uncle Grant Dugmore.