Sutherland District Cricket Club
Sylvania, Australia
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The third player to achieve scoring a century and taking five wickets in an innings in the same match was Sutherland’s Ted Cotton, in the Round 13 versus Western Suburbs at Caringbah Oval on 7th & 14th February 1970, finishing the match aged 40 years & 190 days. It was a match that was significant for more than just Ted’s all-round performance – in the Wests innings on day two, former Australian captain Bob Simpson made the highest score ever made at Caringbah/Glenn McGrath Oval.
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Ted was a wonderful man and a terrific servant of cricket in New South Wales. He obviously played for NSW and excelled in Sydney Grade cricket, but we should never underestimate his influence as a coach for the NSW Under-19s team throughout the 1980s.
Together with Jack Wilson, they were a constant force, guiding and supporting hundreds of young players. Many went on to play for Australia, NSW, or first-grade cricket in Sydney.