About Sidney Cope
Lived 1904 – 1986 (aged 81). Sidney Cope was a British cricketer.
Sidney Alfred Cope (12 August 1904 – 14 April 1986) was an English professional cricketer.
Cope was born at Hastings in Sussex, the son of Herbert and Eleanor Cope. His father was a railway porter. Cope played for Kent County Cricket Club's Second XI in 1924 and 1925. After impressing with 12 wickets against Bedfordshire in his third match, he was employed at the club's Tonbridge Nursery.
He made one first-class cricket appearance for the county's First XI against Gloucestershire in the 1924 County Championship at Mote Park, Maidstone, taking one wicket. He was Kent's leading Second XI wicket-taker in 1924, with 32, but played only four times the following season and was released from the Nursery at the end of 1925.
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Who was Sidney Cope?
cricketer (1904-1986)
When was Sidney Cope born?
Sidney Cope was born on 12 August 1904 in Hastings.
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Sidney Cope died on 14 April 1986 in Dartford.
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Sidney Cope was a cricketer.
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Sidney Cope was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sidney Cope. https://biography.guide/sidney-cope/
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