Bryce Cooper Explained

Bryce Cooper
Birth Date:	19 December 1905
Birth Place:	Sydney, Australia
Death Place:	Sydney, Australia
Date:	25 December 2016
Source:	ESPNcricinfo

Dr Bryce 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]

See also

• List of New South Wales representative cricketers

References

• "Bryce Cooper's Performance", The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, 22 October 1923, p 9
• "Eaton Drops Out Of Second Eleven", The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, 24 January 1930, p 26
• "Personal", The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 June 1932, p 12

Notes and References

1. The Sun, Sydney, 24 January 1930, p 9.
2. Web site: Bryce Cooper . 25 December 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
3. Web site: subscription . Bryce Cooper . 25 December 2016 . Cricket Archive.
4. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226029581 "Outfielder Watches the Game"
5. "Ballers Miss Dr. Cooper" in "University Sport", Referee, Sydney, 11 June 1930, p 25
6. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/103461406 "Sports of all Sorts"
7. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/168723090 "Just Scraped Home"
8. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/166470963 "Athletics"
9. "Bryce Cooper" in "Sydney's Junior Cricketers", Arrow, Sydney, 26 October 1923, p 10
10. Outfield, "Baseball", Arrow, Sydney, 13 April 1928, p 14
11. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118760085 "University Star"
12. The Sun, Sydney, 2 July 1932, p 7
13. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50216248 "Inquest On Station Woman's Death In Car"
14. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118226742 "Crown Experiment in Fleming Murder Trial"