Paul Coughlin (born 23 October 1992) is an English

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er. Coughlin is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born at

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, and was educated at St Robert of Newminster Catholic Comprehensive School. Coughlin made his debut in minor counties cricket for

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against

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in 2011 MCCA Knockout Trophy. He also made a single appearance in that seasons

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against Staffordshire. During the 2012 season, Coughlin made his first-class debut for Durham against the touring Australia A team at the Riverside Ground. He ended Durham's first-innings of 197 all out unbeaten on 29, the second highest score of the innings. In the tourists first-innings of 159 all out, he took his maiden wicket, that of Michael Klinger. He was dismissed for 3 runs in Durham's second-innings of 185 all out by

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. In September 2017, it was announced that Coughlin was leaving Durham at the end of 2017 season to join

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ahead of the 2018 season. In June 2022, in the

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, Coughlin scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, scoring 100

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against

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. In 2019, Coughlin married his long-term girlfriend, Gemma. In 2022, the couple announced the birth of their first son, Otto.

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