Stephen John Hotter (born 2 December 1969) is a New Zealand

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er and netball coach. He played in 24 first-class and 17

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matches for Wellington between 1989 and 2000. A left-arm fast-medium bowler, Hotter took a wicket with his first delivery in first-class cricket when he dismissed Ken Rutherford of

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on 19 January 1989. He was only the second New Zealander, after

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in January 1902, to perform this feat. Hotter's most successful first-class season was 1996–97, when he took 30 wickets at an average of 21.36. During the season he took his best innings figures of 6 for 69 against Otago, and his best match figures of 11 for 125 against Northern Districts. Since his playing days ended, Hotter has had a career in sports coaching. He was the lead strength and conditioning specialist for the New Zealand national netball team from 2012 to 2020, and

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appointed him head of high performance in 2023.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hotter, Stephen 1969 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Wellington cricketers Cricketers from New Plymouth New Zealand netball coaches