Mick Cooper

For people with a similar name, see Michael Cooper (disambiguation) and Mike Cooper (disambiguation).

Mick Cooper

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1923-12-24)24 December 1923 Lutterworth
Died	1997 Northamptonshire
Sport
Sport	Lawn bowls
Club	Kettering Lodge BC
Medal record Representing  England World Outdoor Championships 1966 Kyeemagh team

Derek Eugene Cooper known as Mick Cooper (1923-1997) was an England international lawn bowls competitor.[1]

Bowls career

He represented England at the 1966 World Outdoor Bowls Championship where he won a bronze medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy). He was a member of the triples and fours.[2][3]

He won the 1965[4][5] and 1969 triples titles,[6] in addition to the 1969 fours title at the England Men's National Championships when bowling for Kettering Lodge BC.[7]

He started bowling in 1951.

References

1. Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
2. Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
3. "World bowls sides fly in for big event". Halifax Evening Courier. 5 October 1966. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Blossomfield put up a great fight in the triples". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 14 August 1965. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Kettering Club win triples". Birmingham Daily Post. 16 August 1965. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Bryant misses Grand Slam". Western Daily Press. 16 August 1969. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.