Kevon Cooper

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Kevon Cooper
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Personal information
Full name
Kevon Keston Cooper
Born (1989-02-02) 2 February 1989 (age 37)
Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsKevin Molino (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–2015Trinidad and Tobago (squad no. 20)
2012–2013Chittagong Kings
2012Uthura Rudras
2012–2014Rajasthan Royals
2013–2018Trinbago Knight Riders
2015Barisal Bulls
2016Lahore Qalandars
2016Khulna Titans
2017–2018Leeward Islands
2017Dhaka Dynamites
FC debut9 March 2012 Trinidad and Tobago v Jamaica
LA debut20 October 2011 Trinidad and Tobago v Combined Campuses and Colleges
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 2 20 164
Runs scored 83 188 753
Batting average 27.66 15.66 12.76
100s/50s 0/1 0/1 0/0
Top score 58 62* 42*
Balls bowled 144 580 3,250
Wickets 1 23 195
Bowling average 83.00 17.39 20.07
5 wickets in innings 0 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/32 5/17 5/15
Catches/stumpings 4/– 3/– 57/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 January 2021

Kevon Keston Cooper (born 2 February 1989)[2] is a former cricketer from Trinidad and Tobago. He played for Trinidad and Tobago and Leeward Islands as well as for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL and in various other Twenty20 leagues around the world.

Early life

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Cooper comes from a footballing family. One of his brothers, Kevin Molino, plays for Minnesota United in Major League Soccer. He grew up playing football as well but was persuaded by his father, a cricket fan, to switch his allegiance. When Cooper was picked for the T&T Under-19 squad, he left football behind.[3][4][5]

Cricket career

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In January 2011, cricket officials raised concerns over Cooper's bowling action, and he went to the University of Western Australia to undergo tests and undertake remedial work to correct the fault in his bowling action. In August 2011, Cooper was cleared to play.[6]

He returned and participated in the Champions League in 2011. Mixing speeds with his medium pacers to good effect, he took five wickets in six games while conceding just 5.29 runs an over. Coming in at No. 7, he posted a strike rate of 191.17 at an average of 21.66. It was these attributes that drew the attention of the Royals, who bought him for $50,000 in the IPL player auction.

During Rajasthan Royals' first game against Kings XI Punjab, he hit his first ball for a six and followed it up with a four. With the ball in hand, he claimed 4 wickets. Against Kolkata Knight Riders, he took 3 more wickets.

References

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