Duncan Cooper (cricketer)

Duncan Cooper
Personal information
Full name Duncan Elphinstone Cooper
Born c. 1813
India
Died 22 November 1904
Paddington, London, England
Role Batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1850/51 Victoria
Only First-class 11 February 1851 Victoria v Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 4
Batting average 2.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 4
Balls bowled 0
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 1/0
Source: CricketArchive, 7 November 2011

Duncan Elphinstone Cooper (c. 1813 – 22 November 1904) was an Indian-born Australian cricketer who played for Victoria. He was born in Bengal, India and died in Paddington.

He was the son of Major General George Cooper (1777–1847) and his first wife Jane née Munn (1778–1823).[1]:3

In 1841 he travelled from London to Australia with George and Harry Thompson, brothers who were to become his partners as squatters and sheep farmers near Fiery Creek, Raglan.[1]:4 In his spare time Duncan painted landscapes of the surrounding area which were later gathered together and published as "The Challicium Sketch Book".[1]

Cooper made a single first-class appearance for the Australian cricket team, during the 1850–51 season, against Tasmania. This match was the first ever first-class cricket match in Australia. From the opening order, Cooper scored four runs in the first innings in which he batted, and a duck in the second.

In 1854 Cooper left Australia and returned to London where he lived, a confirmed bachelor, until his death at the age of ninety.[1]:21

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Brown, Philip L (1987). The Challicium Sketch Book 1842-53 (PDF). Canberra, Australia: National Library of Australia. ISBN 978-0-642-10410-6.

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