Ken Cooper (cricketer)

He should not be confused with the English soldier and cricketer Kenneth Cooper (cricketer)

Ken Cooper
Personal information
Full name
Kenneth Raymond Cooper
Born (1954-04-01) 1 April 1954 (age 70)
Durban, Natal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1973/74–1985/86Natal
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 70 41
Runs scored 867 154
Batting average 12.75 9.05
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 48 30*
Balls bowled 10,888 2,297
Wickets 186 61
Bowling average 26.73 22.90
5 wickets in innings 7 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/36 5/26
Catches/stumpings 41/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 April 2024

Kenneth Raymond Cooper (born 1 April 1954) is a former South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Natal from 1973–74 to 1985–86.

Cooper had a long career as a pace bowler for Natal. His best first-class figures were 6 for 36 (and 2 for 4 in the second innings) when Natal beat the Arosa Sri Lanka team in 1982–83.[1] His best figures in the Currie Cup were 6 for 69 against Transvaal in 1980–81, when he shared the pace attack for Natal with Vintcent van der Bijl and Mike Procter.[2] He was chosen as one of the South African Cricket Annual Cricketers of the Year in 1981.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Natal v Arosa Sri Lanka 1982–83". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Natal v Transvaal 1980–81". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  3. ^ "South African Cricket Annual Cricketers of the Year". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.