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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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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973/74–1985/86 | Natal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 26 April 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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. 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. He was chosen as one of the South African Cricket Annual Cricketers of the Year in 1981.
References
- "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.