Dr Bryce Cooper (19 December 1905 – 19 May 1995) was an Australian
cricket
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er.
He played two
first-class matches for
New South Wales
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between 1928/29 and 1929/30.
He also played for Glebe and was a
blue
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in university cricket. He was a
fast bowler
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. He was also a sprinter, javelin thrower, and high jumper. In baseball, he was the representative of the Sydney University Club. He was prominent in university sport. He also practised medicine at the
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
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and gave evidence at the inquest on the death of Betty Fleming, and the subsequent trial of Thomas Langhorne Fleming on a charge of murder, in 1951.
"Crown Experiment in Fleming Murder Trial"
Queensland Times, Ipswich, 30 August 1951, p 3
See also
* List of New South Wales representative cricketers
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References
"Bryce Cooper's Performance"
The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, 22 October 1923, p 9
"Eaton Drops Out Of Second Eleven"
The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, 24 January 1930, p 26
"Personal"
The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 June 1932, p 12
External links
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1905 births
1995 deaths
Australian cricketers
New South Wales cricketers
Cricketers from Sydney
20th-century Australian sportsmen
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