Arthur William "Mick" Roper (20 February 1917 – 4 September 1972) was an Australian

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er. He played eleven first-class matches, two for

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in 1939–40 and the remaining nine for the

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in the period after the end of the

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. Roper was a fighter pilot in

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stationed in

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during the war.

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* * 1917 births 1972 deaths Australian cricketers New South Wales cricketers Cricketers from Sydney Australian Services cricketers Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II Royal Australian Air Force officers Australian World War II pilots 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-cricket-bio-1910s-stub