Archibold Cooper

Archibold Henry Hedges Cooper (14 August 1878 – 13 January 1922) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1902.

Archibold Cooper

Personal information
Full name	Archibold Henry Hedges Cooper
Born	(1878-08-14)14 August 1878 Cowley, Oxfordshire, England
Died	13 January 1922(1922-01-13) (aged 43) Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1902	Derbyshire
First-class debut	5 June 1902 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 0 Batting average 0.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 0 Balls bowled 12 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/-
Source: Cricinfo, May 2012

Cooper was born in Cowley, Oxford, the son of Edward Cooper, a mercantile clerk and his wife Elizabeth. He played in one match for Derbyshire against Yorkshire during the 1902 season, though he did not bat during the match. Cooper bowled two overs during the game and took one catch in the outfield.^[1]

In 1922, Cooper died in Chesterfield at the age of 43. He officially died of complications from alcoholism leading to delirium tremens and heart failure, although he was locally believed to have died of self-inflicted stab wounds.^[2]