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Paul Coughlin

Paul Coughlin

English cricketer (born 1992)

For the darts player, see Paul Coughlin (darts player).

Paul Coughlin (born 23 October 1992) is an English cricketer. Coughlin is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born at Sunderland, County Durham, and was educated at St Robert of Newminster Catholic Comprehensive School.

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Coughlin made his debut in minor counties cricket for Northumberland against Staffordshire in 2011 MCCA Knockout Trophy.[1] He also made a single appearance in that seasons Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire.[2] During the 2012 season, Coughlin made his first-class debut for Durham against the touring Australia A team at the Riverside Ground. He ended Durham's first-innings of 197 all out unbeaten on 29, the second highest score of the innings. In the tourists first-innings of 159 all out, he took his maiden wicket, that of Michael Klinger. He was dismissed for 3 runs in Durham's second-innings of 185 all out by Jon Holland.

In September 2017, it was announced that Coughlin was leaving Durham at the end of 2017 season to join Nottinghamshire ahead of the 2018 season.[3] In June 2022, in the 2022 County Championship, Coughlin scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, scoring 100 not out against Worcestershire.[4]

In 2019, Coughlin married his long-term girlfriend, Gemma. In 2022, the couple announced the birth of their first son, Otto.

References

  1. [1]
    "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Paul Coughlin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Paul Coughlin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Paul Coughlin: Notts sign Durham all-rounder on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  4. [4]
    "County Championship: Ben Raine and Paul Coughlin star with the bat as Durham make Worcestershire suffer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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