Background
Cooper was born in Great Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire.
Cooper was born in Great Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire.
Howard re-joined the club as captain in 1984, where they gained promotion and led the side and the bowling attack for a further two years in Division One. Cooper was a right arm medium pace bowler, and tail end left-handed batsman. In 101 first-class matches, he took 233 wickets, with a best of 8-62, at an average of 28.02.
He scored 1,191 runs, with a best score of 56, at an average of 14.34.
He took 177 wickets at 23.63 in 142 one day games, with a career best of 6-14.