- Nicholas Cooper
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Personal information Full name Nicholas Henry Charles Cooper Born 14 October 1953
Bristol, EnglandBatting style Left-handed Bowling style Right-arm off break Domestic team information Years Team 1979 Cambridge University 1975–1978 Gloucestershire Career statistics Competition First-class List A Matches 24 9 Runs scored 825 85 Batting average 22.29 9.44 100s/50s 1/3 –/– Top score 106 37 Balls bowled 510 228 Wickets 7 2 Bowling average 39.57 77.00 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 2/11 1/39 Catches/stumpings 10/– –/– Source: Cricinfo, 13 October 2011 Nicholas Henry Charles Cooper (born 14 October 1953) is a former English cricketer. Cooper was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Bristol.
Cooper made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Yorkshire in the 1975 County Championship. He made sixteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Worcestershire in the 1978 County Championship.[1] In his seventeen first-class matches for the county, he scored 561 runs at an average of 18.80, with a high score of 106.[2] His only century came against Oxford University in 1976.[3] He made his List A debut for the county against Essex in the 1975 John Player League. He made four further List A appearances for Gloucestershire, the last of which came against Minor Counties West.[4] He struggled in limited-overs matches for the county, scoring just 27 runs at an average of 5.40, with a high score of 12.[5]
In 1979 he undertook studies at the University of Cambridge, while there he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club, making his debut against Leicestershire. He made six further first-class appearances for the university in that season, the last of which came against Oxford University.[1] In his seven first-class appearances for the university, he scored 264 runs at an average of 37.71, with a high score of 54.[2] He also took 6 wickets for the university, which came at a bowling average of 36.00, with best figures of 2/11.[6] He also played List A cricket for the Combined Universities in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup, making four appearances.[4] Again he struggled in the limited-overs format, scoring 58 runs at an average of 14.50, with a high score of 37.[5] He did though take his only wickets in that format for the Combined Universities.[7]
Cooper is currently teaching Geology at Westcliff High School for Boys, where he has been working for over 30 years.
References
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Nicholas Cooper". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28709/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Nicholas Cooper". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28709/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "Oxford University v Gloucestershire, 1976". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/35/35963.html. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ a b "List A Matches played by Nicholas Cooper". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28709/List_A_Matches.html. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ a b "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Nicholas Cooper". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28709/a_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Nicholas Cooper". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28709/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Nicholas Cooper". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28709/a_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
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- People from Bristol
- English cricketers
- Gloucestershire cricketers
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- Cambridge University cricketers
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