Arthur Cotterill

Arthur James Cotterill (22 January 1848 – 3 September 1902) was a New Zealand cricketer and lawyer. Early life and career Arthur Cotterill was born in 1848 in Colney, Norfolk, England. He was the eldest of the 17 children of the Rev. George Cotterill, who became Canon of Christchurch. Arthur migrated with his parents to New Zealand, arriving in Lyttelton in November 1851. He and his brothers were all educated at Christ's College, Christchurch. Five of the brothers played first-class cricket in New Zealand. Arthur made his first-class debut for Canterbury in 1865–66, and remained in the Canterbury team for every match for eight seasons. First fifty in New Zealand First-class cricket in New Zealand in the first few years consisted entirely of the annual match between Canterbury and Otago, which began in 1863–64. Scores had been so low that for the first five years the highest individual score was 28, and the highest innings total was 105.