Rusi Cooper

Rustom Sorabji "Rusi" Cooper (born 15 December 1922 in Bombay) is a former Indian first-class cricketer.

Rusi Cooper

Personal information
Full name	Rustom Sorabji Cooper
Born	(1922-12-15) 15 December 1922 Bombay, British India
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1941-42 to 1944-45	Parsees
1943-44 to 1944-45	Bombay
1949 to 1951	Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 22 Runs scored 1205 Batting average 52.39 100s/50s 3/10 Top score 127* Balls bowled Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 April 2017

He was a right-handed batsman who made his first-class debut in the 1941/42 Bombay Pentangular Tournament, playing for the Parsees. Later he represented Bombay in the Ranji Trophy.

Selected to play for the Rest of India against Western India States in February 1944, Cooper went in to bat at number eight and made his maiden first-class century. He finished the season with an average of 76.60. He improved further in 1944-45, averaging 91.83 and scoring two centuries. This tally included a century in the Ranji Trophy final against Holkar to help Bombay win the title.[1]

Cooper moved to England in 1946 to study at the London School of Economics.[2] He was signed by Middlesex and played one game in the 1949 County Championship. The following season he got a longer run in the side but struggled to make an impact averaging just 19.63 in games played for the county. He was a champion batsman for Hornsey Cricket Club for several seasons, scoring 1,117 in 19 innings in 1953 at an average of 139.62, before returning to India to practise as a barrister.[2]

References

1. "Bombay v Holkar 1944-45". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
2. "Hornsey Legends: Rusi Cooper". Hornsey Cricket Club. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

External links

• Cricinfo profile