| Ken Cooper | |
| Fullname: | Kenneth Raymond Cooper |
| Birth Date: | 1 April 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Durban, Natal, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Club1: | Natal |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 70 |
| Runs1: | 867 |
| Bat Avg1: | 12.75 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 48 |
| Deliveries1: | 10,888 |
| Wickets1: | 186 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 26.73 |
| Fivefor1: | 7 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/36 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 41/– |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 41 |
| Runs2: | 154 |
| Bat Avg2: | 9.05 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 30 |
| Deliveries2: | 2,297 |
| Wickets2: | 61 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 22.90 |
| Fivefor2: | 1 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 5/26 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 11/– |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/kenneth-cooper-44539 Cricinfo |
| Date: | 26 April |
| Year: | 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.[1] 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.[2] He was chosen as one of the South African Cricket Annual Cricketers of the Year in 1981.[3]