Ben Coad

Benjamin Oliver Coad (born 10 January 1994) is an English cricketer, contracted to play for Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

Ben Coad

Coad in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Oliver Coad
Born	(1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 30) Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2013–present	Yorkshire (squad no. 10)
First-class debut	20 June 2016 Yorkshire v Durham
List A debut	2 June 2013 Yorkshire v Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 76 44 12 Runs scored 987 210 14 Batting average 15.18 19.09 4.66 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0 Top score 69 45 7 Balls bowled 13,090 2,152 217 Wickets 302 53 13 Bowling average 19.43 31.05 24.84 5 wickets in innings 14 0 0 10 wickets in match 2 0 0 Best bowling 6/25 4/14 3/40 Catches/stumpings 5/– 10/– 6/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 September 2024

Early life and education

Coad was born on 10 January 1994 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.^[1] He was educated at Thirsk School and Sixth Form College, a state secondary school in Sowerby, Thirsk, North Yorkshire.^[2]

Cricket career

Coad made his county debut on 2 June 2013 in the 2013 Yorkshire Bank 40 fixture against Gloucestershire.^[3] His maiden first-class match was for Yorkshire against Durham at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street, which started on 20 June 2016. He had figures of 0-38, and 1-70 when bowling, and scored 17 not out in his only innings.^[4]

References

1. White, Ed (21 April 2017). "Who is Ben Coad? Profiling Yorkshire's emerging cricket star ripping up the County Championship". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
2. "Ben Coad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
3. "Yorkshire Bank 40, Group C: Yorkshire v Gloucestershire at Leeds, 2 June 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
4. "Ben Coad | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

External links

• Ben Coad at ESPNcricinfo