Robert Cotton (cricketer)

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. 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. 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. These were his only major appearances for Warwickshire.

He died at Warley, Staffordshire on 17 January 1979.