Peter Coutts (cricketer)

Peter John Charles Coutts (3 November 1937 – 3 November 2015)[1] was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Central Districts and Wellington from 1958 to 1973.

Peter Coutts
Personal information
Full namePeter John Charles Coutts
Born(1937-11-03)3 November 1937
Napier, New Zealand
Died3 November 2015(2015-11-03) (aged 78)
Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1958-59 to 1972-73Central Districts
1969-70Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 29 2
Runs scored 1379 100
Batting average 28.14 100.00
100s/50s 4/2 0/1
Top score 152 82*
Balls bowled 82 0
Wickets 0 –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 21/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 May 2020

Coutts was a right-handed opening batsman. After three unsuccessful matches for Central Districts in 1958-59 he did not play first-class cricket for nearly eight years, but when he returned in 1966-67 he scored 152 in his first match, against Canterbury, easily the highest score in an innings victory for Central Districts.[2] It was also the highest score, and one of only five centuries, in that season's Plunket Shield, which Central Districts won.[3] He was also one of Central Districts' leading batsmen in 1967-68, when they again won the Shield.[4]

In 1972-73 Coutts won the man of the match award in the opening match of the New Zealand Motor Corporation Knockout Tournament when he scored 82 not out in Central Districts' seven-wicket victory over Wellington.[5] It was the highest score in that season's competition.[6] He also played Hawke Cup cricket for Hawke's Bay from 1959 to 1973.[7]

References
  1. "Peter John Charles COUTTS". Legacy.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. "Canterbury v Central Districts 1966-67". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. A. G. Wiren, "Cricket in New Zealand, 1966-67", Wisden 1968, pp. 933–35.
  4. A. G. Wiren, "Cricket in New Zealand, 1967-68", Wisden 1969, pp. 906–9.
  5. "Central Districts v Wellington 1972-73". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  6. "Batting and Fielding in New Zealand Motor Corporation Knockout Tournament 1972/73". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. "Hawke Cup Matches played by Peter Coutts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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