testdebutagainst deliveries columns testcap catches/stumpings year birth_date bowling tenfor country club fivefor batting name lasttestyear fullname birth_place column international testdebutdate lasttestagainst source date runs testdebutyear wickets lasttestdate s/s matches article_title
pakistan balls 903 53,053 6,605 3 441 2 ; 37 / & ndash ; / & ndash ; 153 / & ndash 1978 ; 1973 1963 & ndash ; 1971 1969 1972 & ndash ; 1976 1964 & ndash 16 october 1944 right-arm fast-medium & ndash ; 6 & ndash ; england devon northamptonshire marylebone cricket club hampshire & ndash ; 58 8 right-handed bob cottam 1972 robert michael henry cottam cleethorpes , lincolnshire , england test fc la true 21 february india http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10824.html cricinfo 1944 10 16 yes 27 1,278 262 1969 14 1,010 180 30 december & ; / 1 & ndash ; / & ndash ; ndash ; / & ndash ; & ndash 4 289 133 bob cottam

bob cottam

bob cottam -lrb- born robert michael henry cottam , 16 october 1944 , cleethorpes , lincolnshire -rrb- is a former english cricketer who played in four tests from 1969 to 1972 .
cottam was a right-handed batsman , who bowled right-arm fast-medium .
the cricket writer , colin bateman , noted that `` cottam 's ability to bowl sharp seamers or cutters at a reduced pace on turning wickets made him a useful tourist , and his four england caps came on two tours of the indian subcontinent '' .
