Dr Bryce Arnot CooperThe Sun, Sydney, 24 January 1930, p 9. (19 December 1905 – 19 May 1995) was an Australian cricketer. He played two first-class matches for New South Wales between 1928/29 and 1929/30. He also played for Glebe"Outfielder Watches the Game", The Sun, Sydney, 24 January 1930, p 9. and was a blue in university cricket."Ballers Miss Dr. Cooper" in "University Sport", Referee, Sydney, 11 June 1930, p 25 He was a fast bowler."Sports of all Sorts", Arrow, Sydney, 11 January 1929, p 15 He was also a sprinter,"Just Scraped Home", Truth, Sydney, 10 January 1926, p 4 javelin thrower,"Athletics", Sydney Sportsman, Surry Hills, 9 July 1932, p 6 and high jumper."Bryce Cooper" in "Sydney's Junior Cricketers", Arrow, Sydney, 26 October 1923, p 10 In baseball, he was the representative of the Sydney University Club.Outfield, "Baseball", Arrow, Sydney, 13 April 1928, p 14 He was prominent in university sport."University Star", Evening News, Sydney, 9 October 1930, p 2 He also practised medicine at the Royal Prince Alfred HospitalThe Sun, Sydney, 2 July 1932, p 7 and gave evidence at the inquest on the death of Betty Fleming,"Inquest On Station Woman's Death In Car", The Courier-Mail, Brisbane, 2 August 1951, p 3 and the subsequent trial of Thomas Langhorne Fleming on a charge of murder, in 1951."Crown Experiment in Fleming Murder Trial", Queensland Times, Ipswich, 30 August 1951, p 3
Cooper was the only son of Thomas Bryce Arnot Cooper (died 1952), Under-secretary for Works in the NSW parliament and Fannie Cooper, née Barbour, who married on 11 February 1903. Fannie was a daughter of Robert Barbour MLA (1827–1895).
See also List of New South Wales representative cricketers
References "Bryce Cooper's Performance", The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, 22 October 1923, p 9 "Eaton Drops Out Of Second Eleven", The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, 24 January 1930, p 26 "Personal", The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 June 1932, p 12
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