Ben Cooper (cricketer)

Ben Cooper
Personal information
Full name
Benjamin Nicolas Cooper
Born (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 32)
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
RelationsTom Cooper (brother)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 59)27 August 2013 v Canada
Last ODI7 June 2021 v Ireland
ODI shirt no.32
T20I debut (cap 29)15 November 2013 v Afghanistan
Last T20I22 October 2021 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.32
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 13 58 4 55
Runs scored 187 1,239 451 994
Batting average 18.70 28.15 75.16 22.08
100s/50s 0/1 0/8 1/3 1/4
Top score 74 91* 173* 109*
Catches/stumpings 2/– 35/– 2/– 19/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 September 2022

Benjamin Nicolas Cooper (born 10 February 1992) is an Australian–Dutch cricketer. He played for the Netherlands in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.[1] In January 2022, Cooper announced his retirement from international cricket.[2]

He is the brother of fellow cricketer Tom Cooper, who also played for the Netherlands but more recently has focused on Australian domestic cricket. They are Dutch citizens by descent through their mother who was born in Dutch New Guinea.[3]

  1. ^ "Ben Cooper". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Netherlands' Ben Cooper retires from international cricket aged 29". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Coopers the key to a Dutch surge".