Cyril Ernest Coote (13 April 1909 – 24 January 1990) was an English cricketer. Coote was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

Cyril Coote
Personal information
Full name
Cyril Ernest Coote
Born(1909-04-13)13 April 1909
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Died24 January 1990(1990-01-24) (aged 80)
Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1935–1936Minor Counties
1932–1949Cambridgeshire
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 4
Runs scored 120
Batting average 20.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 49
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 July 2010

Coote played most of his cricket for Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship, where he made his debut for the county against Lincolnshire. From 1932 to 1949, he represented the county in 67 matches, with his final appearance coming against Lincolnshire.[1]

Coote also played first-class cricket, where he represented a combined Minor Counties team, firstly in the 1935 against Cambridge University. He played a further 3 first-class matches for the team, with his final first-class match coming in 1936 against Oxford University.[2] In his 4 first-class matches, he scored 120 runs at a batting average of 20.00, with a high score of 49.[3]

Coote died at Cottenham, Cambridgeshire on 24 January 1990.

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