Syd Copley

Sydney Herbert Copley (1 November 1905 — 1 April 1986) was a cricketer who played one first-class match for Nottinghamshire in 1930. He was born in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, and died on the Isle of Man.

A right-handed batsman, he scored 4 and 3 in his only first-class match against Oxford University and bowled 5 overs of slow left-arm spin for 28 without success. He played for Nottinghamshire Second XI from 1924 to 1931.[1]

He fame rests on his appearance as 13th man for England on the final day of the 1930 Trent Bridge Test against Australia. He held a vital catch at mid on to dismiss Stan McCabe, changing the whole course of the match which England went on to win by 93 runs.[2]

From 1939 to 1975 he was cricket coach and head groundsman at King William's College on the Isle of Man.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Minor Counties Championship matches played by Sydney Copley
  2. ↑ Williamson, Martin (9 July 2005). "One fleeting moment in the sun". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Wisden 1987, p. 1229.

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