John Coates (cricketer)

John Coates
Personal information
Full name	John Wind Coates, Jr.
Born	Christened 26 February 1828; Stokesley, Yorkshire, England
Died	7 July 1870 (aged 41/42); Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
Batting	Unknown
Career statistics
Matches	1
Runs scored	8
Batting average	4.00
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	7
Catches/stumpings	–/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 1 July 2019

John Wind Coates, Jr. (christened 26 February 1828 – 7 July 1870) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of John Wind Coates senior, he was born in February 1828 at Stokesley, Yorkshire.^[1] He served in the North York Rifle Regiment of Militia, being commissioned with the rank of lieutenant. He was promoted to the rank of captain in September 1854,^[2] before being promoted to the rank of second major in June 1859.^[3] Coates made a single appearance in first-class cricket for a combined Durham and Yorkshire cricket team against Nottinghamshire at Stockton-on-Tees in 1858.^[4] Batting twice in the match, Coates was dismissed for 7 runs in the Yorkshire and Durham first-innings by Cris Tinley, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for a single run.^[5] He died at Scarborough in July 1870. At the time of his death, he ran a business smelting iron ore in partnership with John George Swan.^[6]

References

^ The Newcastle Magazine. Vol. 6. W. A. Mitchell. 1827. p. 192.
^ "No. 21602". The London Gazette. 3 October 1854. p. 2996.
^ "No. 22294". The London Gazette. 2 August 1859. p. 2972.
^ "First-Class Matches played by John Coates". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
^ "Yorkshire and Durham v Nottinghamshire, 1858". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
^ The Law Reports. Vol. 19. William Clowes and Son. 1875. p. 57.