Samuel Coe

Samuel Coe (3 June 1873 – 4 November 1955) was an English first-class cricketer. He was a left-hand batsman and left-arm slow-medium bowler who played for Leicestershire.

Samuel Coe

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Coe
Born	(1873-06-03)3 June 1873 Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England
Died	4 November 1955(1955-11-04) (aged 82) Earl Shilton
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm slow-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1896 to 1923	Leicestershire
1900 to 1904	London County
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 452 Runs scored 17438 Batting average 24.69 100s/50s 19/82 Top score 252 not out Balls bowled 22448 Wickets 335 Bowling average 32.20 5 wickets in innings 3 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 6/38 Catches/stumpings 176/0
Source: Cricinfo, 22 May 2014

Born in Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, Coe made a total of 448 appearances for his home county over a 27-year period. He also twice played for London County, once for the Players against Gentlemen in 1908 and once for an England XI against the touring Australians of 1909.

Coe scored 17,438 first-class runs at an average of 24.69 and passed 1,000 for a season seven times.[1] His best seasonal total was 1,258 in 1914 which included his best innings of 252 not out against Northamptonshire in four hours.[2] This score was Coe's only double century and remained the county's highest score until beaten by Phil Simmons in 1994.[3]

Coe's bowling returned 335 wickets at 32.20, with a best of 6/38 against London County in 1903. He passed 50 wickets in a season once, when in 1905 he claimed 52 at 22.38.[4]

In July 1900, Coe became the first county victim of Bernard Bosanquet's innovation, the googly. The ball reportedly bounced four times before Coe was out stumped for 98.[5]