Researching Harold Cotton
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The name Harold means "army-power" and is of English origin.
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Harold Cotton (cricketer)
Harold Norman Jack Cotton (3 December 1914 – 6 April 1966) was an Australian cricketer who represented South Australia in first-class cricket from the late 1930s to the early 1940s, taking 76 wickets in 25 matches as a fast bowler. He is primarily known for twice being no-balled by Andrew Barlow for throwing.
Cotton was a genuinely fast bowler. He made his first-class debut against Tasmania at the Adelaide Oval in March 1936 in the match where Don Bradman set the Adelaide Oval first-class record of 369. He played his first two matches under the Test umpires Jack Scott and Arthur Richardson, who did not penalise his bowling action. The following season, 1936–37, when he was playing against Victoria at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the Sheffield Shield, Cotton was once no-balled for throwing by Barlow, who was standing at square leg. It was Cotton's third match at first-class level.
Cotton took his best innings haul of 5/49 in a match against Queensland at the Gabba in November 1939. He had made more than half of his appearances at his first class career and was passed many times by Scott and fellow Test umpire George Borwick before he again crossed paths with Barlow at the MCG in December 1940 in another match against Victoria. Barlow called him again. Cotton's last first-class match was against New South Wales in February 1941.
Cotton was never no-balled for throwing in district cricket in Adelaide, so the two no-balls called by Barlow were the only two made against him for throwing. Cotton's no-balling spanned four years, the longest span of any bowler in senior cricket in Australia.
During the Second World War Cotton served in the Australian Army from January 1942 to November 1945. A knee injury forced Cotton's retirement from cricket in December 1945.
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