Background
He was born at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan.
He was born at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan.
Cooper was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Cooper made his debut for Glamorgan in the 1912 Minor Counties Championship against Monmouthshire at Cardiff Arms Park. In 1913 he played a further Minor Counties match for Glamorgan against the same opposition.
He made his first-class debut for Glamorgan in 1921 against Sussex, in Glamorgan"s inaugural first-class match.
He played 3 further first-class matches for the county in 1923, with his final match for Glamorgan coming against Worcestershire. In his four first-class matches he scored 46 runs at a batting average of 5.75, with a high score of 14.
In the field he took three catches With the ball he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 40.60, with best figures of 4/61. Cooper died at Kettering, Northamptonshire on March 15, 1959.