Edwin Coup also known as Edwin Coupe, was an English

England

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 cricket

Cricket

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er who played for Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

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 between 1885 and 1887.

Coup was born in Ripley, Derbyshire

Ripley, Derbyshire

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, the son of John Coupe a building contractor and his wife Martha. Coup trained as an architect and made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1885 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1885

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 in August in a victory against Hampshire

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. He played eight matches in the 1886 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1886

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1886 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for fifteen years and was the penultimate season before they lost first class status for seven years.-1886 season:...

 and achieved his best single-innings total of 33. He played occasionally in the 1887 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1887

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1887 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for sixteen years and was the last season before they lost first class status for seven years.-1887 season:...

 which was his last season for the club. Coup was a left-handed batsman and played 26 innings in 13 first class matches with an average of 8.47 and a top score of 33.

Coup died in Mickleover

Mickleover

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at the age of 31.