William Cooper (cricketer)

William Cooper
Personal information
Full name
William Henry Cooper
Born(1849-09-11)11 September 1849
Maidstone, Kent, England
Died5 April 1939(1939-04-05) (aged 89)
Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
RelationsPaul Sheahan (great-grandson)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 25)31 December 1881 v England
Last Test12 December 1884 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1878/79–1886/87Victoria
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 2 26
Runs scored 13 247
Batting average 6.50 10.29
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 7 46
Balls bowled 446 3,162
Wickets 9 71
Bowling average 25.11 24.49
5 wickets in innings 1 5
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/120 7/37
Catches/stumpings 1/– 16/–
Source: CricketArchive, 23 October 2010

William Henry Cooper (11 September 1849 – 5 April 1939) was an English-born Australian cricketer who played in two Test matches, one in each of the 1881–82 and 1884–85 seasons. He took six wickets on debut in the second innings against England in Melbourne in January 1882.[1]

  1. ^ "1st Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Dec 31, 1881 – Jan 4, 1882". espncricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2011.