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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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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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]