About Charles Cooper
Lived 1868 – 1943 (aged 75). Charles Cooper was a British cricketer.
Charles Osborn Cooper (5 August 1868 – 23 November 1943) was an English amateur cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club at the end of the 19th century.
Cooper was born at Plaistow in what was then Essex in 1868, the son of the owner of a wool warehouse. The family moved to Beckenham in Kent during the 1880s and Cooper attended Dulwich College where he played in the Cricket XI in 1885 and 1886. He appeared for the Gentlemen of Kent in 1892 before making his first-class cricket debut for Kent against Somerset in 1894 at Taunton. Cooper played in 10 matches for the county between 1894 and 1896.
Wisden described Cooper as "a steady bat, medium-paced bowler, and good slip fieldsman" in his obituary.
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Who was Charles Cooper?
British cricketer (1868-1943)
When was Charles Cooper born?
Charles Cooper was born on 5 August 1868.
When did Charles Cooper die?
Charles Cooper died on 23 November 1943.
What was Charles Cooper's occupation?
Charles Cooper was a cricketer.
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Charles Cooper was British.
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· DBpedia: Charles Cooper (cricketer)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Charles Cooper. https://biography.guide/charles-cooper-cricketer/
MLA: "Charles Cooper." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/charles-cooper-cricketer/.
Chicago: "Charles Cooper." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/charles-cooper-cricketer/.
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