Kyle James Coetzer MBE (born 14 April 1984) is a Scottish former cricketer who has captained the Scottish youth national sides in international formats. He captained at under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels including skippering in the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.[1]
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| Full name | Kyle James Coetzer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 April 1984 Aberdeen, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Lips | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Stuart Coetzer (brother) Grant Dugmore (uncle) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 33) | 18 August 2008 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 21 February 2023 v Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 13) | 2 August 2008 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 7 November 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2011 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Northamptonshire (squad no. 30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Chittagong Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Suffolk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coetzer was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to cricket.[2][3] He became the third Scottish cricketer to receive an MBE for services to cricket.[4] In January 2020, Coetzer was named as the Associate Cricketer of the Decade by the International Cricket Council (ICC).[5] In March 2023, Coetzer announced his retirement from all international formats.
Domestic and T20 franchise career
editCoetzer played six first-class matches for Durham in the 2004 season, scoring 67 on his first class debut. Later that year he scored 133* for Scotland in the ICC Inter-Continental Cup Semi Final against Kenya. His form dropped away in 2005 and 2006, but early season form in 2007 has helped him gain his Durham place back. In the 2009 Twenty20 World Cup in England, he took "the best catch ever" according to former cricketer David Lloyd in a match against South Africa. He was also Scotland's leading run scorer in the tournament. He also captains for Pokhara Rhinos in Everest Premier League.
In 2011 he joined Northamptonshire on loan, before making the move from Durham permanent.[6] In August 2012, Coetzer signed a new two-year contract taking him through to 2014.[7] However, after only playing four first-class games in 2015, he was released at the end of the 2015 season.[8] He also appeared for Suffolk in the Unicorns Trophy during 2015.[9]
In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[10] In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[11][12] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[13]
International career
editHis first game for the full Scotland team came in 2003 against Pakistan in a one-day match; he appeared in four National League matches later that season. He is a former captain for the Scotland ODI side.[14]
His first ODI century came against Afghanistan in 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship, where Scotland lost to Afghanistan finally. The bad luck continued in 2015 as well, where Coetzer scored a record 156 against Bangladesh in 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup in Nelson in 2015 in a losing cause.
He was selected as the captain of the Scotland T20I international for the tournament to be played in United Arab Emirates in January 2017.[15]
Coetzer first captained Scottish ODI squad for Zimbabwe tour in June 2017. In the first match as ODI captain on 15 June 2017, Coetzer scored a century, becoming the first Scottish to do so in a debut captaincy. The century sealed the match to win by 26 runs, which is recorded as the first ever win against a Full Member as well.[16][17]
In February 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Coetzer as one of the ten players to watch ahead of the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament.[18]
On 10 June 2018, he captained Scotland to a six run win over England in a 50 over ODI at The Grange Club in Edinburgh, scoring 58 runs out of Scotland's total of 371 for 5.[19]
In September 2019, he was named as the captain of Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[20][21] In November 2020, Coetzer was nominated for the ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Decade Award.[22] On 27 December 2020, Coetzer won the ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Decade Award.[23]
In September 2021, Coetzer was named the captain of Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[24]
Coetzer had stepped down from international captaincy on 3 June 2022. The following month, on 21 July 2022, Coetzer announced his retirement from T20Is.[25]
Family
editCoetzer comes from a family of cricket players. His father, Peter, plays for Stoneywood-Dyce Cricket Club as have his brothers Shaun and Stuart. His uncle is Grant Dugmore who played for Eastern Province and Argentina.
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "Scotland men's captain Kyle Coetzer steps down after legendary tenure". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B16.
- ^ "Kyle Coetzer Awarded MBE in Queen's Birthday Honours List". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Kyle Coetzer Awarded MBE for Services to Cricket in Queen's Birthday Honours List". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Stokes wins Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Niall O'Brien and Kyle Coetzer agree Northants deals", BBC Sport, 17 August 2011, retrieved 31 December 2012
- ^ "Northants agree Alex Wakely, David Willey & Kyle Coetzer deals", BBC Sport, 23 August 2012, retrieved 31 December 2012
- ^ "BBC Sport – Northants release Kyle Coetzer & Maurice Chambers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Huggins makes a first return to Victory Ground to lead Suffolk". Bury Free Press. Bury St Edmunds. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Scotland v Pakistan: Kyle Coetzer excited by 'new era'", BBC Sport, 16 May 2013, retrieved 19 May 2013
- ^ "Coetzer returns as Scotland captain for Desert T20". CricBuzz. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Coetzer, de Lange star in Scotland's first win over a Full Member". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Coetzer 'chuffed for the guys' after first win over a Full Member". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "10 stars to look out for at CWCQ". International Cricket Council. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Scotland vs England". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Squads announced for T20I Tri-Series in Ireland and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Captains enthusiastic ahead of ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "ICC Awards of the Decade announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "ICC Player of the Decade Award: Scotland wins both Men's and Women's Associate Player of the Decade Award". Inside Sports. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Captain Coetzer leads Scotland squad to ICC Men's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Kyle Coetzer announces T20I retirement after giving up Scotland captaincy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2022.