Peter John Charles Coutts (3 November 1937 – 3 November 2015) was a New Zealand cricketer who played

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for

Central Districts The Central Stags, formerly known as Central Districts, are a first-class cricket team based in central New Zealand. They are the men's representative side of the Central Districts Cricket Association. They compete in the Plunket Shield firs ...

and

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from 1958 to 1973. Coutts was a right-handed opening batsman. After three unsuccessful matches for Central Districts in 1958–59 he did not play first-class cricket for nearly eight years, but when he returned in 1966–67 he scored 152 in his first match, against

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, easily the highest score in an innings victory for Central Districts. It was also the highest score, and one of only five centuries, in that season's

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, which Central Districts won. He was also one of Central Districts' leading batsmen in 1967–68, when they again won the Shield. In 1972–73 Coutts won the

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award in the opening match of the New Zealand Motor Corporation Knockout Tournament when he scored 82

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in Central Districts' seven-wicket victory over Wellington. It was the highest score in that season's competition. He also played

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cricket for

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from 1959 to 1973.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coutts, Peter 1937 births 2015 deaths New Zealand cricketers Central Districts cricketers Wellington cricketers Cricketers from Napier, New Zealand