Keron Cottoy

{{short description|West Indian cricketer}}

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| name = Keron Cottoy

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| fullname = Keron Julius Cottoy

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|11|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Richland Park, Saint Vincent

| nickname =

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| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm leg spin

| international =

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| club1 = West Indies HPC

| year1 = 2010–2011

| club2 = Windward Islands

| year2 = 2011

| club3 = Combined Campuses

| year3 = 2015

| club4 = St Luci Stars

| year4 = 2015

| type1 = First-class

| debutdate1 = 4 February

| debutyear1 = 2011

| debutfor1 = Windward Islands

| debutagainst1 = Combined Campuses and Colleges

| lastdate1 = 12 March

| lastyear1 = 2020

| lastfor1 = Windward Islands

| lastagainst1 = Trinidad and Tobago

| type2 = List A

| debutdate2 = 15 October

| debutyear2 = 2010

| debutfor2 = Sagicor High Performance Centre

| debutagainst2 = Guyana

| lastdate2 = 18 February

| lastyear2 = 2021

| lastfor2 = Windward Islands

| lastagainst2 = Barbados

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 11

| runs1 = 479

| bat avg1 = 36.84

| 100s/50s1 = 1/1

| top score1 = 103*

| deliveries1 = 922

| wickets1 = 11

| bowl avg1 = 56.27

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 3/41

| catches/stumpings1 = 11/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 40

| runs2 = 567

| bat avg2 = 27.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/2

| top score2 = 72

| deliveries2 = 1,416

| wickets2 = 39

| bowl avg2 = 30.74

| fivefor2 = 1

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 5/37

| catches/stumpings2 = 18/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 14

| runs3 = 132

| bat avg3 = 33.00

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 27*

| deliveries3 = 132

| wickets3 = 8

| bowl avg3 = 19.87

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 4/18

| catches/stumpings3 = 8/–

| date = 18 February

| year = 2021

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/302/302584/302584.html CricketArchive

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Keron Julius Cottoy (born 14 November 1989) is a Vincentian cricketer who has played for several teams in West Indian domestic cricket. He has represented the St Lucia Zouks and St.Kitts Patriots franchises in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

A former Windward Islands under-19s player, Cottoy was a member of the inaugural intake of the West Indies High Performance Centre in 2010,(30 May 2010). [http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/05/30/all-set-for-start-of-sagicor-wicb-high-performance-centre/ "All set for start of Sagicor WICB High Performance Centre"] – Kaieteur News. Retrieved 2 January 2016. and represented HPC teams at the 2010–11 WICB Cup and 2011–12 Regional Super50.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/302/302584/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Keron Cottoy] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2016. He made his first-class debut for Windward Islands at the 2010–11 Regional Four Day Competition,[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/302/302584/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Keron Cottoy] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2016. which followed several games for the side at the 2010 Caribbean Twenty20.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/302/302584/Twenty20_Matches.html Twenty20 matches played by Keron Cottoy] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2016. After a couple seasons with no higher-level appearances, Cottoy switched to the Combined Campuses and Colleges for the 2014–15 Regional Super50. He also signed with the St Lucia Zouks franchise for the 2015 Caribbean Premier League season, making his debut for the team against the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. In Cottoy's third match for the Zouks, against the Guyana Amazon Warriors, he took a career-best 4/18 from four overs.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/caribbean-premier-league-2015/content/story/900121.html "Ramdin steers Warriors home after Cottoy scare"] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

In October 2019, he was named in the Windward Islands' squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2019/10/21/sports/windwards-name-squad-for-super50s/ |title=Windwards name squad for Super50s |work=Stabroke News |accessdate=1 November 2019}} In March 2020, in round six of the 2019–20 West Indies Championship, Cottoy scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.{{cite web|url=http://testwp09.newsmemory.com/searchlight/news/sports/2020/03/03/keron-cottoy-blades-maiden-first-class-century/ |title=Keron Cottoy blades maiden first class century |work=Interactive Media Ltd |accessdate=5 March 2020}}