Ben Coad

English cricketer

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	71	44	12
Runs scored	943	210	14
Batting average	14.96	19.09	4.66
100s/50s	0/1	0/0	0/0
Top score	69	45	7
Balls bowled	12,267	2,152	217
Wickets	274	53	13
Bowling average	19.96	31.05	24.84
5 wickets in innings	12	0	0
10 wickets in match	2	0	0
Best bowling	6/25	4/14	3/40
Catches/stumpings	5/–	10/–	6/–

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 August 2024

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

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]

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]

^ 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.
^ "Ben Coad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
^ "Yorkshire Bank 40, Group C: Yorkshire v Gloucestershire at Leeds, 2 June 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
^ "Ben Coad | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2016.