Barry Cooper (cricketer)

{{short description|New Zealand cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2013}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Barry Cooper

| country = New Zealand

| fullname = Barry George Cooper

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|11|30|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Whangārei, New Zealand

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off-spin

| role =

| family = Henry Cooper (son)

| club1 = Northern Districts

| year1 = {{nowrap|1981/82–1995/96}}

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 62

| runs1 = 2,982

| bat avg1 = 28.13

| 100s/50s1 = 4/18

| top score1 = 116*

| deliveries1 = 1,705

| wickets1 = 26

| bowl avg1 = 30.50

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/40

| catches/stumpings1 = 38/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 80

| runs2 = 2,009

| bat avg2 = 27.52

| 100s/50s2 = 1/9

| top score2 = 102

| deliveries2 = 1,650

| wickets2 = 34

| bowl avg2 = 30.23

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/12

| catches/stumpings2 = 34/–

| date = 26 October

| year = 2020

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/36612.html Cricinfo

}}

Barry George Cooper (born 30 November 1958) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played 62 first-class matches for Northern Districts in the 1980s and in the 1990s. He also played for Northland in the Hawke Cup.{{cite web |title=Barry Cooper |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6945/6945.html |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=26 October 2020}}

Cooper was born in Whangārei and attended Whangārei Boys' High School.{{cite web |title=WBHS |url=https://northcricket.co.nz/wbhs/ |website=Northland Cricket |accessdate=29 October 2020}} A right-handed batsman, he scored 2,982 runs at a batting average of 28.13 runs per innings in first class matches. The highest score of his four centuries, an unbeaten 116 runs, came against an England touring side in 1988.{{cite web |title=Northern Districts v England XI 1987-88 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1987-88/ENG_IN_NZ/ENG_ND_23-25JAN1988.html |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=29 October 2020}} He took 26 wickets with his off breaks, with his only five wicket haul, 5 wickets for the cost of 40 runs, coming against Otago. He scored 2,009 runs in 80 list A one-day matches with one century and took 34 one day wickets. He played for Derbyshire Second XI in 1980 and 1981.

Cooper now coaches cricket in Whangārei. His son Henry has played for Northern Districts since the 2016/17 season.