Kenneth Raymond Cooper (born 1 April 1954) is a former South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Natal from 1973–74 to 1985–86.
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| Full name | Kenneth Raymond Cooper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 April 1954 Durban, Natal, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1973/74–1985/86 | Natal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 April 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cooper had a long career as a pace bowler for Natal. His best first-class figures were 6 for 36 (and 2 for 4 in the second innings) when Natal beat the Arosa Sri Lanka team in 1982–83.[1] His best figures in the Currie Cup were 6 for 69 against Transvaal in 1980–81, when he shared the pace attack for Natal with Vintcent van der Bijl and Mike Procter.[2] He was chosen as one of the South African Cricket Annual Cricketers of the Year in 1981.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Natal v Arosa Sri Lanka 1982–83". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Natal v Transvaal 1980–81". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "South African Cricket Annual Cricketers of the Year". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.