Benjamin Nicolas Cooper (born 10 February 1992) is an Australian–Dutch

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er. He played for

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in the

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tournament. In January 2022, Cooper announced his retirement from international cricket. He is the brother of fellow cricketer Tom Cooper, who also played for the Netherlands but more recently has focused on Australian domestic cricket. They are Dutch citizens by descent through their mother who was born in

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Career

Cooper made his first-class debut for the Netherlands against Scotland in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 9 September 2015. He scored his maiden first-class century in his second match, against Hong Kong in February 2017, also in the Intercontinental Cup. In that match, he and

Pieter Seelaar Pieter Marinus Seelaar (born 2 July 1987) is a Dutch cricketer and a former captain of the national team. He is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox spin bowler. Having played for The Netherlands at Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 level ...

set a new Dutch record for the highest partnership for any wicket in a first-class match and the highest sixth-wicket partnership in the Intercontinental Cup, when they made 288 runs. In December 2017, in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship, Cooper scored his first century in

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and made the highest partnership for any wicket in the World Cricket League, with 236 runs, batting with

Wesley Barresi Wesley Barresi (born 3 May 1984) is a South African born first-class and Netherlands international cricketer. He is a right-handed wicket keeper-batsman and also bowls right-arm offbreak. In February 2021, Barresi announced his retirement from ...

. In July 2018, Cooper was named in the Netherlands'

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(ODI) squad, for their series against Nepal. In July 2019, Cooper was selected to play for the Amsterdam Knights in the inaugural edition of the

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cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled. In September 2019, Cooper was named in the Dutch squad for the

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tournament in the United Arab Emirates. He was the leading run-scorer for the Netherlands in the tournament, with 246 runs in nine matches. In April 2020, he was one of seventeen Dutch-based cricketers to be named in the team's senior squad. In September 2021, Cooper was named in the Dutch squad for the

2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the seventh ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament, with the matches played in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from 17 October to 14 November 2021. The West Indies were the defending champions, but were eventua ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cooper, Ben 1992 births Living people Netherlands One Day International cricketers Netherlands Twenty20 International cricketers Dutch cricketers Australian people of Dutch descent Australian cricketers Cricketers from Wollongong Dutch people of Australian descent