Player profile

Full name David Edward Michael Gordon Copleston
Born Guildford, August 25, 1977
Nickname
Batting style Right-hand top order
Bowling style Legspin
Height 5 ft 10 in
Clubs Cranleigh, MCC
School XI 1993 to 1995 (captain 1995)
OC Career 1995 to date

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat		Inns		NO		HS		Runs		Ave		50		100		Ct		St
OCCC	136		128		19		122		3977		36.49		24		3		37		1

Bowling averages

	Overs		Mdns		Runs		Wkts		Ave		Best		5WI		SR		Econ
OCCC	120.4		8		745		40		18.63		6-66		1		18.1		6.2

Notes

Major Tours: Antigua 1997, Sri Lanka 1999, Kenya 2001, Australia 2003, India 2007, South Africa 2009
Captain 2009-2010

Profile

Talked about as a player of great promise from early in his school career, it nevertheless took Eds several seasons to establish himself in the OC side but when he finally did it was worth the wait. A powerful, technically correct batsman capable of batting anywhere in the top order, Eds is the one batsman under 30 capable of destroying any attack and any kind of bowling. He bats with great maturity and although he is happiest taking apart an attack, he is able to grind out an innings when the situation demands; his patient (and ultimately match-winning) half-century in Nairobi was one of his best innings. Strong off his legs and an excellent driver, he has set his sights on overtaking Nigel Paul's record aggregate of runs and there seems little reason that he shouldn't. After a decade of "working on legbreaks" he unveiled them with alarming success, generating considerable turn from slow, massively flighted legspin which rendered batsmen utterly bemused. He is also a quick and efficient fielder and never, ever lost for a few words to describe his feats on the field. In the winter he captains the OCHC 1st XI and in 2009 takes charge of the OCCC as well, a unique double.

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