Name Andrew Parkin-Coates | Role Cricket Player | |
Andrew Parkin-Coates (born 13 May 1985) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler. He was born in Doncaster.
Parkin- Coates made his cricketing debut for England Under-15s in the Under-15 World Challenge in 2000, alongside future first-class cricketers such as James Hildreth and David Stiff.
Two years later, he made his debut in the ECB 38-County Cup for Nottinghamshire Cricket Board. He continued to play in the Minor Counties Championship for Lincolnshire and in the Second XI Championship for Nottinghamshire Second XI. for whom he played in the Second XI Championship between 2002 and 2005.
Coates made a single List A appearance for Lincolnshire during the 2004 C&G Trophy, against Glamorgan. He scored 2 runs in the match, and conceded 34 runs with the ball from six overs of bowling.
In 2004, Parkin- Coates played district cricket in Victoria for North Melbourne where he enjoyed a highly successful season.
Coates returned to Australia in 2007 where he debuted for St Bernards, Melbourne. The club had a fantastic season, winning promotion and Coates definitely played his part in this having another superb season.
Since 2007, Parkin-Coates has appeared for Doncaster Town in the Oxbridge Yorkshire Premier League where he has had great success achieving 960 runs in 2008 and just under 900 in 2009. This year he will be leading the team and bringing in a new and exciting era at the club.
In 2008, Parkin- Coates set up APC Cricket Coaching in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. He has had a successful first year and continues this success at present coaching people of all ages and abilities. Please see www.apccricketcoachig.co.uk for more information.
He recently completed his ECB level 3 Head Coach award and plays an active role in coaching in schools, Doncaster Town CC and Nottingham U 17's.