 In the 1949 and 1950 seasons, Cooper played only intermittently for the Worcestershire first team, spending a considerable amount of time turning out for the Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship.He made one first-class half-century in each season, but he was dismissed for single-figure scores in 13 of his 20 innings, and after the 1950 season his time in first-class cricket came to an end.Cooper was born in Bacup, Lancashire; he died in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire at the age of 65.