Ken Cooper (cricketer)
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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 | (1954-04-01) 1 April 1954 (age 70) 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 |
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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]