Background
He was born at Birmingham, Warwickshire.
He was born at Birmingham, Warwickshire.
Cotton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Cotton made two first-class appearances for Warwickshire against Lancashire and Sussex in the 1947 County Championship. Against Lancashire, Cotton was dismissed in Warwickshire"s first-innings of 207 for a duck by Eddie Phillipson, while in Lancashire"s first-innings he opened the bowling, though went wicketless from his 25 overs which conceded 80 runs.
He wasn"t required to bat in Warwickshire"s second-innings, with the match ending in a draw.
Against Sussex, he ended not out on 0 in Warwickshire"s first-innings total of 216, while in Sussex"s first-innings he bowled 6 wicketless overs, though he conceded just 6 runs from them. He was dismissed for a duck in Warwickshire"s second-innings by George Cox, while in Sussex"s second-innings he took the wickets of Robert Hunt and Hugh Bartlett, finishing with figures of 2/42 from 13 overs.
These were his only major appearances for Warwickshire. He died at Warley, Staffordshire on 17 January 1979.