Edward Cotterill

Edward Joseph Cotterill (27 June 1856 – 26 April 1904) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1881 to 1889, and one match for Auckland in 1896.^[1]

Edward Cotterill

Personal information
Full name	Edward Joseph Cotterill
Born	(1856-06-27)27 June 1856 Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Died	26 April 1904(1904-04-26) (aged 47) Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	Arthur Cotterill (brother) Henry Cotterill (brother) William Cotterill (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1880/81–1889/90	Canterbury
1895/96	Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 7 Runs scored 226 Batting average 28.25 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 75* Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 March 2019

Edward Cotterill was one of the 17 children of the Rev. George Cotterill, who became Canon of Christchurch.^[2][3] He was educated at Christ's College from 1865 to 1873.^[4]

Cotterill was a right-handed batsman. When he made his highest score of 75 not out in Canterbury's victory over Otago in 1885–86, it was the highest score of the short New Zealand first-class season.^[5][6] He captained Canterbury against Otago in 1888–89, scoring 45 in an innings victory.^[7] At this point in his career, after five first-class matches, he had scored 202 runs at an average of 50.50.^[8]

Cotterill also played football, representing Canterbury as a goalkeeper.^[9] He spent his working life with the Union Bank, mostly in Christchurch but with a period in Auckland.^[10] He died in Christchurch on 26 April 1904, and was buried at the Barbadoes Street Cemetery.^[11]