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Bryce Cooper

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Bryce Cooper
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Born(1905-12-19)19 December 1905
Sydney, Australia
Died19 May 1995(1995-05-19) (aged 89)
Sydney, Australia
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 December 2016

Dr Bryce Cooper[1] (19 December 1905 – 19 May 1995) was an Australian cricketer.[2] He played two first-class matches for New South Wales between 1928/29 and 1929/30.[3] He also played for Glebe[4] and was a blue in university cricket.[5] He was a fast bowler.[6] He was also a sprinter,[7] javelin thrower,[8] and high jumper.[9] In baseball, he was the representative of the Sydney University Club.[10] He was prominent in university sport.[11] He also practised medicine at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital[12] and gave evidence at the inquest on the death of Betty Fleming,[13] and the subsequent trial of Thomas Langhorne Fleming on a charge of murder, in 1951.[14]

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References

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  1. ^ The Sun, Sydney, 24 January 1930, p 9.
  2. ^ "Bryce Cooper". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Bryce Cooper". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Outfielder Watches the Game", The Sun, Sydney, 24 January 1930, p 9.
  5. ^ "Ballers Miss Dr. Cooper" in "University Sport", Referee, Sydney, 11 June 1930, p 25
  6. ^ "Sports of all Sorts", Arrow, Sydney, 11 January 1929, p 15
  7. ^ "Just Scraped Home", Truth, Sydney, 10 January 1926, p 4
  8. ^ "Athletics", Sydney Sportsman, Surry Hills, 9 July 1932, p 6
  9. ^ "Bryce Cooper" in "Sydney's Junior Cricketers", Arrow, Sydney, 26 October 1923, p 10
  10. ^ Outfield, "Baseball", Arrow, Sydney, 13 April 1928, p 14
  11. ^ "University Star", Evening News, Sydney, 9 October 1930, p 2
  12. ^ The Sun, Sydney, 2 July 1932, p 7
  13. ^ "Inquest On Station Woman's Death In Car", The Courier-Mail, Brisbane, 2 August 1951, p 3
  14. ^ "Crown Experiment in Fleming Murder Trial", Queensland Times, Ipswich, 30 August 1951, p 3
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