Nicholas Cooper

Nicholas Henry Charles Cooper (born 14 October 1953) is a former English cricketer and geology teacher. Cooper was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Bristol. Until 2025, he worked at Westcliff High School for Boys.

Cooper made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Yorkshire in the 1975 County Championship. He made sixteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Worcestershire in the 1978 County Championship. In his seventeen first-class matches for the county, he scored 561 runs at an average of 18.80, with a high score of 106. His only century came against Oxford University in 1976. He made his List A debut for the county against Essex in the 1975 John Player League. He made four further List A appearances for Gloucestershire, the last of which came against Minor Counties West. He struggled in limited-overs matches for the county, scoring just 27 runs at an average of 5.40, with a high score of 12.

In 1979 he undertook studies at the University of Cambridge, while there he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club, making his debut against Leicestershire. He made six further first-class appearances for the university in that season, the last of which came against Oxford University. He also played List A cricket for the Combined Universities in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup, making four appearances. After leaving first class cricket Cooper played for many years at Westcliff Cricket Club, Where he was a key part in one of the best sides in the club's illustrious history.

Cooper retired from teaching geology at Westcliff High School for Boys at the end of the 2024/25 academic year, where he had worked for over 40 years.