Bryce Cooper
Australian cricketer
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Dr Bryce Arnot Cooper[1] (19 December 1905 – 19 May 1995) was an Australian cricketer.[2] He played two first-class matches for New South Wales between 1928/29 and 1929/30.[3] He also played for Glebe[4] and was a blue in university cricket.[5] He was a fast bowler.[6] He was also a sprinter,[7] javelin thrower,[8] and high jumper.[9] In baseball, he was the representative of the Sydney University Club.[10] He was prominent in university sport.[11] He also practised medicine at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital[12] and gave evidence at the inquest on the death of Betty Fleming,[13] and the subsequent trial of Thomas Langhorne Fleming on a charge of murder, in 1951.[14]
Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 December 1905 Sydney, Australia |
| Died | 19 May 1995 (aged 89) Sydney, Australia |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 December 2016 | |
Cooper was the only son of Thomas Bryce Arnot Cooper (died 1952), Under-secretary for Works in the NSW parliament and Fannie Cooper, née Barbour, who married on 11 February 1903.[15] Fannie was a daughter of Robert Barbour MLA (1827–1895).
