Mick Roper

Not to be confused with Arthur Roper.

Arthur William "Mick" Roper (20 February 1917 – 4 September 1972) was an Australian cricketer. He played eleven first-class matches, two for New South Wales in 1939–40 and the remaining nine for the Australian Services cricket team in the period after the end of the Second World War.^[1] Roper was a fighter pilot in No. 455 Squadron RAAF stationed in Scotland during the war.^[2]

Mick Roper

Roper in 1945
Personal information
Full name	Arthur William Roper
Born	(1917-02-20)20 February 1917 Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	4 September 1972(1972-09-04) (aged 55) Woy Woy, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1939/40	New South Wales
1945–1945/46	Australian Services
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 11 Runs scored 102 Batting average 6.80 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 28 Balls bowled 503 Wickets 13 Bowling average 38.69 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 2/9 Catches/stumpings 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 January 2017