George Cooper
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George Stephen Cooper was an Australian cricket Test match umpire.
He umpired two Test matches
between 1948 and 1950. His first match was between Australia
and India
at Melbourne
on 6 February to 10 February 1948, a match won by Australia by an innings with Neil Harvey
scoring 153 in his second Test, and Australia claiming 16 wickets for 147 runs on the final day. Cooper’s partner in this match was Andy Barlow
.
Cooper’s other Test was the second match of the series between Australia
and England
at Melbourne
on 22 December to 27 December 1950, won narrowly by Australia with no innings reaching 200. Ron Wright
was the other umpire.
Cooper died at Adelaide, South Australia.
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He umpired two Test matches
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
between 1948 and 1950. His first match was between Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
and India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
at Melbourne
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
on 6 February to 10 February 1948, a match won by Australia by an innings with Neil Harvey
Neil Harvey
Robert Neil Harvey MBE is a former Australian cricketer who represented the Australian cricket team between 1948 and 1963, playing in 79 Test matches. He was the vice-captain of the team from 1957 until his retirement...
scoring 153 in his second Test, and Australia claiming 16 wickets for 147 runs on the final day. Cooper’s partner in this match was Andy Barlow
Andrew Barlow
Andrew Nicholas Barlow was a cricket Test match umpire.Barlow was born at Newport, Victoria. He umpired eleven Test matches between 1931 and 1951...
.
Cooper’s other Test was the second match of the series between Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
and England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
at Melbourne
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
on 22 December to 27 December 1950, won narrowly by Australia with no innings reaching 200. Ron Wright
Ron Wright
Ronald James John Wright was an Australian cricket test match umpire.He umpired 13 Test matches between 1948 and 1959...
was the other umpire.
Cooper died at Adelaide, South Australia.
See also
- Australian Test Cricket Umpires
- List of test umpires
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