Mick Roper
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Full name | Arthur William Roper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 20 February 1917||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 4 September 1972 Woy Woy, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 55)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1939/40 | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1945–1945/46 | Australian Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 January 2017 |
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]
References
- ^ "Mick Roper". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Mick Roper". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
External links
- Media related to Mick Roper at Wikimedia Commons
- Mick Roper at ESPNcricinfo