Bransby Cooper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bransby Cooper

cricketer

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1844

Place of Birth: Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

Date of Death: 07-Aug-1914

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Bransby Beauchamp Cooper (15 March 1844 – 7 August 1914) was a member of the Australian cricket team that played the inaugural Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1877.
Cooper was born in Dacca in what was then British India in 1844.
He played first-class cricket as an amateur in England for Middlesex County Cricket Club and Kent County Cricket Club before moving to Australia where he played for Victoria cricket team.
He was the first Indian-born cricketer to play Test cricket.
He was a right hand batsman and wicket-keeper.