Background
He was born at Winkburn, Nottinghamshire.
He was born at Winkburn, Nottinghamshire.
Coote was a left-handed batsman. Coote a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against Yorkshire at Trent Bridge in the 1977 County Championship. In that same season he also made a single List A appearance against Gloucestershire in the John Player League at Trent Bridge.
He scored 13 runs in Nottinghamshire"s innings, before being dismissed by Mike Procter, with Gloucestershire winning the match by 13 runs.
He continued to appear for the Nottinghamshire Second XI after 1977, playing Second XI cricket until 1982. Coote played club cricket in the Nottinghamshire Premier League for Collingham until 2005.