Player profile

Paul Coughlin

Allrounder · GB

Born: Oct 23, 1992
Batting: Right Handed Bat
Bowling: right-arm medium
From: Sunderland, Co Durham

Batting career

All formats

FormatMRunsAvgSRHS

T206779220.84132.8953

T20I818910016

Test529642.2975.7100*

List A3941917.46109.6977

First-class521,62126.1558.41100*

Bowling career

All formats

FormatMWktsEconOversBest

T2067699.84180.15/42

T20I8511.5616.00

Test5123.75112.34/79

List A39365.52237.23/32

First-class521133.491143.15/49

Recent performances

test form

2026-06-19Lancashire vs DerbyshireTest · Queen's Park, Chesterfield6 (6) • 1×4, 0×6 & 26 (27) • 5×4, 0×60/69 (16.0 ov)

2026-05-15Lancashire vs WorcestershireTest · Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport61 (44) • 4×4, 5×62/60 (15.0 ov)

2026-04-24Lancashire vs DurhamTest · Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street31 (54) • 5×4, 0×6 & 100* (154) • 10×4, 1×61/91 (22.0 ov)

2026-04-17Lancashire vs GloucestershireTest · County Ground, Bristol8 (12) • 0×4, 1×63/110 (33.0 ov)

2026-04-10Lancashire vs DerbyshireTest · Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester29 (36) • 4×4, 0×6 & 35 (58) • 5×4, 0×66/92 (26.3 ov)

About

Player story

The Durham Twenty20 skipper became the latest exodus from the Durham community after he signed a contract with Nottinghamshire ahead of the 2018 season. It came as a bitter blow for the northern county - who had spent considerable time and investment in the growth of one of their academy players and had also shown faith in the cricketer by naming him as captain at a very young age. Having grown through the Durham system, Coughlin broke through to the main team after a string of useful performances through the various age-group levels. A stress fracture ensured a late championship debut, but he seemed to be making up for lost time with both bat and ball. Highly rated in the circuit, he was named as the captain on his debut first-class match against Sri Lanka A in 2016 and was offered a three-year contract extension at the end of that summer.