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Rusi Cooper, oldest First-Class cricketer in the world @100, passes away | Cricket News – Times of India

MUMBAI: Rusi Cooper, who was the oldest-living First-Class cricketer in the world, having celebrated his 100th birthday on December 22 last year, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday morning at his residence in Kemp's Corner in South Bombay. He is survived by his daughter Dinaz and son-in-law Hoshang Zaveri, who live in Pune.Before his death, Cooper was the only living Indian to have played in the Pentangulars, the pre-Independence league that hosted teams formed on community lines, and the Ranji Trophy. He played for the Parsees (1941-42 to 1944-45), Bombay (1943-44 to 1944-45) and Middlesex (1949-1951).Cooper featured in 22 First-Class matches-with his crowning glory coming in the 1944-45 Ranji Trophy final, in which he scored a century for Bombay (as Mumbai was called back t...