Rusi Cooper wife: Was Rusi Cooper married?

Rusi Cooper wife: Was Rusi Cooper married? – Rusi Cooper, an Indian first-class cricketer and lawyer died on July 31, 2023, at the age of 100.

Since his death, there has been a surge of curiosity in his personal life, particularly whether the great cricketer and lawyer was married.

Was Rusi Cooper married?

It is unclear if Rusi Cooper, the last surviving player from the Pentangular Tournament, which ceased after the 1945-46 season was married. He could have been married but his wife has not been mentioned.

Who was Rusi Cooper?

Rusi Cooper was an Indian first-class cricketer and lawyer.

A right-handed batsman, Cooper made his first-class debut in the 1941–42 Bombay Pentangular Tournament, playing for the Parsees. In the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons he represented Bombay in the Ranji Trophy.

Born on 4 December 1922, Cooper was selected to play for the Rest of India against the Western India States in February 1944. He went in to bat at number eight and made his maiden first-class century. He finished the season with 383 runs at an average of 76.60. He improved further in 1944–45, scoring 551 runs at an average of 91.83 with two centuries, one of them in the Ranji Trophy final against Holkar to help Bombay win the title.

Cooper traveled to England to study at the London School of Economics in 1946. Middlesex signed him and he played one game in the 1949 County Championship.

He was a champion batter for Hornsey Cricket Club for several seasons, collecting 1,117 runs in 19 innings at an average of 139.62 in 1953 before moving to India with his English wife to practice law. Soon after his return to India, he had a major knee injury that ended his playing career. He worked as a maritime lawyer in India till he retired in his nineties.

He turned 100 on 14 December 2022 and died in South Mumbai on 31 July 2023.

He is the longest-lived first-class player in the history of Middlesex.

Source: abtc.ng