Samuel Coe

Samuel Coe (3 June 1873 – 4 November 1955) was an English first-class cricketer.

Born in Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, Coe made a total of 448 appearances for his home county over a 27-year period.

He also twice played for London County, once for the Players against Gentlemen in 1908 and once for an England XI against the touring Australians of 1909.

Coe scored 17,438 first-class runs at an average of 24.69 and passed 1,000 for a season seven times.

[4] In July 1900, Coe became the first county victim of Bernard Bosanquet's innovation, the googly.