Edgar Cooper Cricketer
Edgar Cooper (12 November 1891 – 15 March 1959) was a Welsh cricketer. Cooper was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan. Cooper made his debut for Glamorgan in the 1912 Minor Counties Championship against Monmouthshire at Cardiff Arms Park. In 1913 he played a further Minor Counties match for Glamorgan against the same opposition. He made his first-class debut for Glamorgan in 1921 against Sussex, in Glamorgan's inaugural first-class match. He played 3 further first-class matches for the county in 1923, with his final match for Glamorgan coming against Worcestershire. In his 4 first-class matches he scored 46 runs at a batting average of 5.75, with a high score of 14. In the field he took 3 catches With the ball he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 40.60, with best figures of 4/61. Cooper died at Kettering, Northamptonshire on March 15, 1959.