Edgar Cooper
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| Full name | Edgar Cooper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
12 November 1891 Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
15 March 1959 (aged 67) Kettering, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1921 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 30 June 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edgar Cooper (12 November 1891 – 15 March 1959) was a Welsh cricketer. Cooper was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan.
Cooper made his debut for Glamorgan in the 1912 Minor Counties Championship against Monmouthshire at Cardiff Arms Park. In 1913 he played a further Minor Counties match for Glamorgan against the same opposition.[1]
He made his first-class debut for Glamorgan in 1921 against Sussex, in Glamorgan's inaugural first-class match. He played 3 further first-class matches for the county in 1923, with his final match for Glamorgan coming against Worcestershire.[2] In his four first-class matches he scored 46 runs at a batting average of 5.75, with a high score of 14. In the field he took three catches[3] With the ball he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 40.60, with best figures of 4/61.[4]
Cooper died at Kettering, Northamptonshire on March 15, 1959.