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| Full name | William Henry Cooper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 1849 Maidstone, Kent, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 April 1939 (aged 89) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Paul Sheahan (great-grandson) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 31 December 1881 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 12 December 1884 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1878–1883 | Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 23 October 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Henry Cooper (11 September 1849 – 5 April 1939) was an English-born Australian cricketer who played in two Tests between 1881 and 1884. He took six wickets on debut in the second innings against England in Melbourne in 1882.[1]
Born and raised in Kent he came to Australia as an adult and did not start playing competitive cricket until the age of 27. He returned to England as part of Billy Murdoch's 1884 tour.
A handy leg-break bowler, he was also noted for his services to Victorian Cricket where after his playing days he served as a state selector and later as vice president of the Victorian Cricket Association.
His great-grandson, Paul Sheahan, also played Test cricket for Australia.[2]
See also
- List of Victoria first-class cricketers
References
- ^ "1st Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Dec 31, 1881 – Jan 4, 1882". espncricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ "The original Indian hero". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2019.