Edwin Coup Explained

Edwin Coup
Country:England
Fullname:Edwin Coup
Birth Date:9 January 1861
Birth Place:Ripley, Derbyshire, England
Death Place:Mickleover, England
Batting:Left-handed
Year1:1885–1887
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:13 August
Debutyear1:1885
Debutfor1:Derbyshire
Debutagainst1:Hampshire
Lastdate1:15 August
Lastyear1:1887
Lastfor1:Derbyshire
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:13
Runs1:195
Bat Avg1:8.47
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:33
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Date:30 August
Year:2011
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Players/28/28759/28759.html CricketArchive

Edwin Coup (9 June 1861 – 2 July 1892), also known as Edwin Coupe, was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club between 1885 and 1887.

Coup was born in Ripley, Derbyshire, the son of John Coupe a building contractor and his wife Martha. Coup trained as an architect [1] and made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1885 season in August in a victory against Hampshire. He played eight matches in the 1886 season and achieved his best single-innings total of 33. He played occasionally in the 1887 season which was his last season for the club. Coup was a left-handed batsman and played 26 innings in 13 first-class matches with an average of 8.47 and a top score of 33.[2]

Coup died in Mickleover at the age of 31.

Notes and References

  1. British Census 1881
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Players/28/28759/28759.html Edwin Coup at Cricket Archive