Edwin Coup

Edwin Coup
Personal information
Full name Edwin Coup
Born 9 January 1861
Ripley, Derbyshire, England
Died 2 July 1892 (aged 31)
Mickleover, England
Batting style Left-handed batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
18851887 Derbyshire
First-class debut 13 August 1885 Derbyshire v Hampshire
Last First-class 15 August 1887 Derbyshire v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 13
Runs scored 195
Batting average 8.47
100s/50s /
Top score 33
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/-
Source: , 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 [1] 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.[2]

Coup died in Mickleover at the age of 31.

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