India cricket – Rustom Cooper dies on the age of 100

Rustom Cooper, the previous Indian cricketer, has died on the age of 100 years and 229 days. He was the oldest dwelling first-class cricketer on the time of his dying.

Born in Bombay on December 14 1922, Cooper turned 100 final December. He had performed 22 first-class matches between 1941 and 1951, scoring 1205 runs at a median of 52.39. It was reported that he died in his sleep in his house in Mumbai on July 31, 2023.

One of many highlights of his profession was the 1944-45 Ranji Trophy ultimate, the place Cooper scored 52 and 104 in Bombay’s 374-runs victory in opposition to Holkar.

Other than Bombay, Cooper additionally performed first-class cricket for the Parsees and Middlesex in England.

“Rustom was the oldest dwelling first-class cricketer and performed for Middlesex for 3 seasons in a golden period for the Membership,” Middlesex mentioned in a press release. “He made eight appearances for the Membership, high scoring with 54 in opposition to Gloucestershire at Cheltenham in August 1950 … Cooper got here to Middlesex’s consideration by means of Denis Compton, who noticed his expertise while enjoying cricket in opposition to him while serving within the Military in India in the course of the Second World Battle. At Compton’s request, Russi moved to England, took a placement on the London Faculty of Economics, while pursuing a profession as knowledgeable within the English sport.”