Edgar Cooper (12 November 1891 – 15 March 1959) was a Welsh

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er. Cooper was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at

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. Cooper made his debut for

in the 1912

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against

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at Cardiff Arms Park. In 1913 he played a further Minor Counties match for Glamorgan against the same opposition. He made his first-class debut for

in 1921 against

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, in Glamorgan's inaugural first-class match. He played 3 further first-class matches for the county in 1923, with his final match for Glamorgan coming against Worcestershire. In his four first-class matches he scored 46 runs at a batting average of 5.75, with a high score of 14. In the field he took three

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With the ball he took 10 wickets at a

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of 40.60, with best figures of 4/61.First-class Bowling For Each Team by Edgar Cooper
/ref> Cooper died at Kettering, Northamptonshire on 15 March 1959.

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