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Full name | Edwin Coup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Ripley, Derbyshire, England |
9 January 1861||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 2 July 1892 Mickleover, England |
(aged 31)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Left-handed batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1885–1887 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 13 August 1885 Derbyshire v Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last First-class | 15 August 1887 Derbyshire v Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1], 30 August 2011 |
Edwin Coup (9 June 1861 – 2 July 1892), also known as Edwin Coupe, was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1885 and 1887.
Coup was born in Ripley, Derbyshire, the son of John Coupe a building contractor and his wife Martha. Coup trained as an architect and made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1885 season in August in a victory against Hampshire. He played eight matches in the 1886 season and achieved his best single-innings total of 33. He played occasionally in the 1887 season which was his last season for the club. Coup was a left-handed batsman and played 26 innings in 13 first class matches with an average of 8.47 and a top score of 33.
Coup died in Mickleover at the age of 31.