Bertram Cooley

Bertram Clifford Cooley (1874 – 17 August 1935) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Natal from 1894 to 1907.

Bertram Cooley

Personal information
Full name	Bertram Clifford Cooley
Born	1874 Durban, Natal Colony
Died	17 August 1935 (aged 60 or 61) Durban, South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1893-94 to 1906-07	Natal
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 19 Runs scored 564 Batting average 20.14 100s/50s 2/2 Top score 126 not out Balls bowled Wickets 15 Bowling average 24.06 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/34 Catches/stumpings 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 February 2019

Cooley was a hard-hitting but inconsistent batsman and a useful bowler.^[1] He toured England with the South African team in 1901, scoring 126 not out batting at number nine against Cambridge University, but achieving little in the other matches.^[1][2] Batting at number ten in his final first-class innings, in the 1906-07 Currie Cup against Western Province, he went to the wicket with Natal's score at 100 for 8, then made 113, adding 217 for the ninth wicket with Dave Nourse; Natal won by 165 runs.^[3]

References

1. "Obituary", The Cricketer, Annual 1935, p. 87.
2. "Cambridge University v South Africans 1901". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
3. "Natal v Western Province 1906-07". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

External links

• Bertram Cooley at ESPNcricinfo
• Bertram Cooley at CricketArchive (subscription required)