William Cooper (cricketer)

Australian cricketer

For the South Australian cricketer, see William Osborne Cooper.

William Cooper

Personal information
Full name|

William Henry Cooper

Born| (1849-09-11)11 September 1849
Maidstone, Kent, England
Died| 5 April 1939(1939-04-05) (aged 89)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Leg break
Relations| Paul Sheahan (great-grandson)
International information
National side|

* Australia

Test debut (cap 25)| 31 December 1881 v England
Last Test| 12 December 1884 v England
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1878/79–1886/87| Victoria
Career statistics
| Competition | Test | First-class

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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 1881 and 1884. He took six wickets on debut in the second innings against England in Melbourne in 1882.[1]

Born and raised in Kent, he came to Australia as an adult and did not start playing competitive cricket until the age of 27. He returned to England as part of Billy Murdoch's 1884 tour.

A handy leg-break bowler, he was also noted for his services to Victorian Cricket where after his playing days he served as a state selector and later as vice president of the Victorian Cricket Association.

His great-grandson, Paul Sheahan, also played Test cricket for Australia.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1st Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Dec 31, 1881 – Jan 4, 1882". espncricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
2. ^ "The original Indian hero". ESPN Cricinfo. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 16 September 2019.

## External links[edit]

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Australia squad – Australia vs England 1881–82 Test series (winners)

* Murdoch (c) (†)
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* Boyle
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* Evans
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* Giffen
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* 1855–56: Elliott/McKone
* 1856–57: Wills
* 1857–58: Wills
* 1858–59: Wills
* 1859–60: Richardson/Wills
* 1860–61: Cosstick
* 1861–62: Bennett
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* 1865–66: Conway/Cosstick
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* 1867–68: Wills
* 1868–69: Cosstick
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* 1870–71: Reid
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* 1872–73: Cosstick
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* 1874–75: Coates
* 1875–76: Evans
* 1876–77: Shaw
* 1877–78: Evans
* 1878–79: Emmett
* 1879–80: Cooper
* 1880–81: Evans
* 1881–82: Palmer
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* 1883–84: Palmer
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* 1891–92: Giffen
* 1892–93: Giffen
* 1893–94: Turner
* 1894–95: Giffen
* 1895–96: McKibbin
* 1896–97: McKibbin
* 1897–98: Jones
* 1898–99: Jones
* 1899–1900: Noble

* Leading run-scorers: 1850–51 to 1899–1900
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* Leading wicket-takers: 1850–51 to 1899–1900
* 1900–01 to 1949–50
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* 2000–01 onwards

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