Tom Cooper (cricketer)

Tom Cooper

Cooper with the South Australian cricket team in 2011.
Personal information
Full name	Tom Lexley William Cooper
Born	(1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 37) Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname	Coops
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	Middle-order batsman
Relations	Ben Cooper (brother)
International information
National side	Netherlands
ODI debut (cap 44)	15 June 2010 v Scotland
Last ODI	2 April 2023 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	26
T20I debut (cap 21)	13 March 2012 v Canada
Last T20I	6 November 2022 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.	26
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008/09–2020/21	South Australia
2011/12	Adelaide Strikers
2012/13–2019/20	Melbourne Renegades
2015	Somerset
2018	St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
2020/21–2021/22	Brisbane Heat (squad no. 26)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 32 33 109 169 Runs scored 1,319 659 6,533 5,848 Batting average 45.48 23.53 34.93 40.89 100s/50s 1/12 0/3 13/34 10/38 Top score 101 81* 271* 139 Balls bowled 649 114 2,098 1,200 Wickets 14 3 25 26 Bowling average 36.85 48.33 50.64 40.69 5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/11 2/18 5/76 3/11 Catches/stumpings 17/– 12/– 117/– 93/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 October 2024

Tom Lexley William Cooper (born 26 November 1986) is an Australian–Dutch cricketer who played for South Australia in Australian domestic cricket and for the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League (BBL). He is a right-handed middle order batsman and a right-arm off-spinner, and in addition to representing the Netherlands, he has represented Australia in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[1]

Cooper was born in Lismore in New South Wales, but after his youth career he moved to Adelaide and began playing domestic cricket for South Australia, earning a spot in their side in November 2008. Early in his career he stood out in limited overs matches, and his breakout performance came in a match for the Prime Minister's XI against a touring West Indies team, when he scored 160 not out. In 2009, Cooper discovered he was eligible to play for the Netherlands national cricket team due to his Dutch passport, and he has represented the country in a World Cup and two World Twenty20s. He is the older brother of fellow Netherlands cricketer Ben Cooper.^[2]