Background
He was born in Guildford, Surrey and was educated at Cranleigh School.
He was born in Guildford, Surrey and was educated at Cranleigh School.
Loughborough University.
Cope is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. While studying for his degree at Loughborough University, Cope made his first-class debut for Loughborough UCCE against Warwickshire in 2008. Injuries hampered Cope, with him missing the entire 2009 season.
Returning from injury for the 2010 season, he was named captain of Loughborough MCCU (as it was now called following a renaming).
He made two further first-class appearances in 2010, against Kent and Yorkshire. In his three first-class matches, he scored 84 runs at an average of 16.80, with a high score of 51.