| Full name: | John Cotton |
| Born: | 7th November 1940, Newstead, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Occasional wicket-keeper | |
| Teams: | Nottinghamshire (Main FC: 1958-1964); Nottinghamshire (Main ListA: 1963-1964); Leicestershire (Main FC: 1965-1969); Leicestershire (Main ListA: 1965-1969); Nottinghamshire Second XI (Minor Counties Championship: 1957-1964); All teams |
| Nottinghamshire cap: 1960 | |
| Leicestershire cap: 1965 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Pictures: | Portrait of John Cotton |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1958-1969) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 239 | 298 | 107 | 1631 | 58 | 8.53 | 0 | 1 | 74 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1958-1969) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 36209 | 1353 | 16674 | 652 | 9-29 | 25.57 | 21 | 1 | 55.53 | 2.76 |
| List A Career Batting and Fielding (1963-1969) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 15 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 9* | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| List A Career Bowling (1963-1969) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 852 | 16 | 472 | 15 | 3-49 | 31.46 | 0 | 0 | 56.80 | 3.32 |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Batting and Fielding (1957-1964) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Nottinghamshire Second XI | 13 | 13 | 1 | 133 | 74 | 11.08 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Bowling (1957-1964) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Nottinghamshire Second XI | 1608 | 65 | 743 | 47 | 6-34 | 15.80 | 2 | 0 | 34.21 | 2.77 |