Tom Cooper (cricketer)

Tom Cooper

Tom Cooper training in February 2010
Personal information
Full name Thomas Lexley William Cooper
Born (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname Coops
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Batting style Right-hand
Bowling style Right-arm off break
Role Middle-order batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 44) 15 June 2010 v Scotland
Last ODI 9 July 2013 v Ireland
ODI shirt no. 26
T20I debut (cap 21) 13 March 2012 v Canada
Last T20I 13 March 2016 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–present South Australia
2011–2012 Adelaide Strikers
2012–present Melbourne Renegades
2015 Somerset
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 23 18 76 137
Runs scored 976 404 4,480 4,679
Batting average 48.80 28.85 34.72 40.33
100s/50s 1/8 0/2 8/26 8/29
Top score 101 72* 203* 126*
Balls bowled 553 102 1,384 989
Wickets 13 3 16 21
Bowling average 33.69 44.00 54.31 39.85
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match n/a n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 3/11 2/18 5/76 3/11
Catches/stumpings 12/– 6/– 75/– 68/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 November 2016

Tom Lexely William Cooper (born 26 November 1986) is an Australian-born Netherlands cricketer who most recently played for South Australia. He is a right-handed middle order batsman and a right-arm off-spinner, has represented Australia Under-19s and is nicknamed Coops.[1] He is the older brother of fellow Netherlands cricketer Ben Cooper.[2]

Career

Tom Cooper playing for the Prime Minister's XI in 2010.
Tom Cooper bowling for South Australia in 2010.

Cooper first played for South Australia in a Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia at Adelaide Oval, scoring 10 in South Australia's only innings.[3] He then made his one-day debut for South Australia against Western Australia in a Ford Ranger Cup match at Adelaide Oval, scoring 53 from 67 deliveries.[4] In his fourth one day match he scored his first century against New South Wales for South Australia which he made 101 from only 108 deliveries.[5]

Cooper qualified to play for the Netherlands as his mother was born in Dutch New Guinea. After playing for the Netherlands during their 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40 campaign in England, he made his One Day International debut for the Netherlands in a match against Scotland, in which he scored an unbeaten 80 to help his side to a six-wicket victory in Rotterdam.[6]

He became the first cricketer to score half-centuries in each of his first three One Day Internationals after he followed up his first innings with 87 against Scotland in his next match and then 67 against Kenya in his third game. He then returned to play for South Australia during the 10/11 season.[7] He narrowly missed a fourth consecutive half-century when he made 39 against Canada in his fourth match.[8]

Cooper was included in the Netherlands' 15-man squad for the 2011 World Cup.[9] The team lost all six of their matches and were knocked out in the first round.[10] With 174 runs Cooper was the Netherlands' second-highest run-scorer in the tournament behind Ryan ten Doeschate.[11] After scoring 47 in the opening match against England,[12] Cooper's solitary half century came in the next match amidst the Netherlands' 215-run defeat to the West Indies. Batting at number three Cooper scored 55 not out as his side was dismissed for 115.[13]

The Netherlands were one of three teams not from the Caribbean invited to participate in the Caribbean Twenty20 held in January 2012, however Cooper missed the tournament[14] which clashed with the Big Bash League, Australia's remarketed twenty20 competition.[15] Cooper played for the Adelaide Strikers and scored 101 runs from five matches at an average of 33.66 and with a highest score of 43 not out.[16] At the auction for the 2012 Indian Premier League, Cooper was one of three players from Associate teams in the auction, which included 144 people.[17]

Cooper was included in Australia A's 17-man squad to tour England in July 2012.[18]

Cooper replaced an injured Tim Gruijters for selection in the Dutch squad at the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.[19]

On December 3, 2014, Cooper, along with Aaron Finch and Michael Clarke, were three of the pallbearers at Phillip Hughes' funeral.[20]

In February 2015, Cooper signed for Somerset County Cricket Club for the whole of the 2015 English county season.[21]

On 15 April 2016, Cooper lost his contract with South Australia after a poor season.[22]

International Awards

One-Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 Scotland Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam 15 June 2010 DNB ; 80* (125 balls: 3×4)  Netherlands won by 6 wickets.[23]
2 Scotland VRA Ground, Amstelveen 1 July 2010 87 (130 balls: 9×4) ; 10–0–50–1  Scotland won by 1 wicket.[24]
3 Afghanistan Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg 7 July 2010 101 (155 balls: 9×4) ; 7–0–19–2  Afghanistan won by 6 wickets.[25]
4 Afghanistan Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam 10 July 2010 96 (135 balls: 7×4) ; 5–0–16–1  Afghanistan won by 5 wickets.[26]

Player of the series awards

# Series Season Match Performance Result
1 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One 2012/13 408 Runs (6 Matches, 1×100, 3×50) with avg. 68.00  Ireland Won the Division One.[27]

Twenty20 International Cricket

Man of the Match Awards

# Series Date Against Match Performance Result
1 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 22 March 2012 Scotland 1–0–13–0 ; 60 (32 balls: 4×4, 4×6)  Netherlands won by 3 wickets.[28]
2 2014 ICC World Twenty20 17 March 2014 UAE 2–0–18–2; 34* (26 balls: 4×4, 1×6)  Netherlands won by 6 wickets.[29]

References

  1. ↑ Tom Cooper player profile, ESPNcricinfo, accessed 2012-02-01
  2. ↑ Dorries, Ben (22 March 2014). "Holland's Aussie hero Tom Cooper says his side could provide more upsets in World T20 tournament". The Daily Telegraph (Australia). Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. ↑ South Australia v Western Australia in 2008/09, CricketArchive, accessed 2010-06-17
  4. ↑ South Australia v Western Australia in 2008/09, CricketArchive, accessed 2010-06-17
  5. ↑ New South Wales v South Australia in 2008/09, CricketArchive, accessed 2010-06-17
  6. ↑ Ten Doeschate & Cooper Lead Netherlands To Victory, Cricket World, 2010-06-15, accessed 2010-06-17
  7. ↑ TLW Cooper's world record feat, Yahoo Cricket, 2010-07-04, accessed 2010-07-13
  8. ↑ Netherlands v Canada in 2010, CricketArchive, 2010-07-05, accessed 2010-07-013
  9. ↑ Borren to lead Netherlands in World Cup, ESPNcricinfo, 2011-01-01, accessed 2012-05-10
  10. ↑ ICC Cricket World Cup, 2010/11 / Results, ESPNcricinfo, accessed 2012-05-10
  11. ↑ ICC Cricket World Cup, 2010/11 / Records / Most runs, ESPNcricinfo, accessed 2012-05-10
  12. ↑ a21205 wc308 o3104 England v Netherlands: ICC World Cup 2010/11 (Group B), CricketArchive, accessed 2012-05-10
  13. ↑ a21228 wc316 o3112 Netherlands v West Indies: ICC World Cup 2010/11 (Group B), CricketArchive, accessed 2012-05-10
  14. ↑ ten Doeschate, Cooper to miss Caribbean T20, ESPNcricinfo, 2011-12-24, accessed 2012-02-01
  15. ↑ New look and feel for freshly formed Big Bash teams, ESPNcricinfo, 2011-04-06, accessed 2012-02-01
  16. ↑ Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Most runs, ESPNcricinfo, accessed 2012-02-01
  17. ↑ Nagraj Gollapudi, Nervous Kevin O'Brien lines up for IPL ticket, ESPNcricinfo, 2012-01-31, accessed 2012-02-01
  18. ↑ Paine included in Australia A squad, ESPNcricinfo, 2012-05-10, accessed 2012-05-10
  19. ↑ "Controversy over Cooper replacing Gruijters for Netherlands". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  20. ↑ Lessons of Hughes' life unforgettable in death
  21. ↑ "Somerset sign Australian Cooper". ESPNcricinfo. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  22. ↑ "SACA axes three stalwarts". InDaily. Solstice Media. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  23. ↑ "Scotland in Netherlands ODI Match, 2010".
  24. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Division One, 2010 - 3rd match".
  25. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Division One, 2010 - 12th match".
  26. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Division One, 2010 - 3rd place play-off".
  27. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Division One, 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  28. ↑ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2012 - Preliminary final Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  29. ↑ "ICC World Twenty20, 2014 - 4th match, First Round Group B Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
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