Edwin Coup

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

Edwin Coup

Personal information
Full name	Edwin Coup
Born	(1861-01-09)9 January 1861 Ripley, Derbyshire, England
Died	2 July 1892(1892-07-02) (aged 31) Mickleover, England
Batting	Left-handed batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1885–1887	Derbyshire
First-class debut	13 August 1885 Derbyshire v Hampshire
Last First-class	15 August 1887 Derbyshire v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 13 Runs scored 195 Batting average 8.47 100s/50s / Top score 33 Balls bowled Wickets Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches/stumpings 2/-
Source: , 30 August 2011

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.

References

1. British Census 1881
2. Edwin Coup at Cricket Archive