Howard Pennett Cooper, (born 17 April 1949) is an English former

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er, who played for

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from 1971 to 1980, and for

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in the 1973/4 season Cooper was born in

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. He played club cricket for Bankfoot C.C. He developed his talent for swing and seam at brisk pace through Bankfoot's junior teams, before helping them win the

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championship in 1972. Howard re-joined the club as

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in 1984, where they gained promotion and led the side and the bowling attack for a further two years in Division One. Cooper was a right arm medium pace bowler, and tail end left-handed batsman. In 101 first-class matches, he took 233 wickets, with a best of 8-62, at an average of 28.02. He scored 1,191 runs, with a best score of 56, at an average of 14.34. He took 177 wickets at 23.63 in 142 one day games, with a career best of 6-14.

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