Nicholas Cooper
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| Full name | Nicholas Henry Charles Cooper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 October 1953 Bristol, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1979 | Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1978 | Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 October 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholas Henry Charles Cooper (born 14 October 1953) is a former English cricketer and geologist. Cooper was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Bristol. He currently works at Westcliff High School for Boys.
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 highest 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 highest score of 37.[5] He did though take his only wickets in that format for the Combined Universities.[7] After leaving first class cricket Cooper played for many years at Westcliff Cricket Club, Where he was a key part in one of the best sides in the club's illustrious history.
Cooper retired from teaching geology at Westcliff High School for Boys at the end of the 2024/25 academic year, where he had worked for over 40 years and was beloved by students and staff alike.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Nicholas Cooper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Nicholas Cooper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "Oxford University v Gloucestershire, 1976". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ a b "List A Matches played by Nicholas Cooper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ a b "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Nicholas Cooper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Nicholas Cooper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Nicholas Cooper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "STAFF LIST: ACADEMIC YEAR 2014-15". Westcliff High School for Boys. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
External links
[edit]- Nicholas Cooper at ESPNcricinfo
- Nicholas Cooper at CricketArchive