Nickname: Coop D'Ville
Date of Birth: 29/03/1971
Former Clubs: Pretoria CC, Harlequins (Pretoria), Defence, Oostelikes (Pretoria), Pretoria Technicon, Koeberg CC, Durbanville CC
Favourite Player: Adam Gilchrist, Mark Boucher, Jacques Kallis
Favourite Shots: Cover drive, Hook
Drink of Choice: Red wine, Whiskey
One of the older statesmen in the team, Neville Cooper remains one of the classiest when in full flow, with a wagon wheel that looks the exact opposite of Graeme Smith's. A former Northern Transvaal Schools opening bowler (despite his stature), he has reinvented himself as a top wicketkeeper (despite his small hands) who can also pitch in with some (very rare) leggies. Was once called for a no-ball while keeping because the peak of his cap encroached on the crease, and was also show a red card (true story) in a Boland Super League game for calling the umpire a fat p**s after being gunned LBW. Took him the better part of 25 years, but finally scored his first century for the Rollers against Black Batts in December 2020.
Overall Rollers Stats (since 2007/08)
Debut: 1998
Innings: 149
Runs: 3152
Average: 26.94
Highest Score: 100*
6s/4s: 18/341
Overs: 68.1
Wickets: 24
Average: 17.25
Best Bowling: 4-0-13-3
RPO: 5.94
Catches: 92 (plus 34 stumpings & 6 run-outs)
* Last updated 13/03/2024