Colin Roper

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Colin Roper
Personal information
Born (1936-07-25) 25 July 1936 (age 85)
Litton Cheney, Dorset, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1959–1969Dorset
1957Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 1 1
Runs scored 7 0
Batting average 7.00 0.00
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 7 0
Balls bowled – –
Wickets – –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 1/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 February 2010

Colin Roper (born 25 July 1936) is a former English cricketer. Roper was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Litton Cheney, Dorset.

Roper made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire against Oxford University at the University Parks in 1957.[1] Oxford University won the toss and elected to bat first, making 317 for 8 declared in their first-innings, during which Roper took a single catch behind the stumps, to dismiss Richard Jowett off the bowling of Malcolm Heath. In response, Hampshire made 229 all out in their first-innings, during which Roper scored 7 runs, before he was dismissed by Jack Bailey. Oxford University declared in their second-innings on 151 for 4, with Hampshire then reaching 137 for 5 in their second-innings, at which point the match was declared a draw.[2] This was his only major appearance for Hampshire.

He later played for Dorset, making his debut for the county in the 1959 Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. He made 79 further appearances for the county in the Minor Counties Championship, the last of which came against the Somerset Second XI in 1969.[3] He also made a single List A appearance for Dorset in the 1968 Gillette Cup against Bedfordshire at Sherborne School.[4] Batting at number three in the batting order, Roper was dismissed for a duck by Bill Bushby, with Bedfordshire winning the match by 8 wickets to progress to the next round.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Colin Roper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Oxford University v Hampshire, 1957". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Colin Roper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  4. ^ "List A Matches played by Colin Roper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Dorset v Bedfordshire, 1968 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2012.

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