Howard Pennett Cooper, (born 17 April 1949)[1] is an English former first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire from 1971 to 1980,[1] and for Northern Transvaal in the 1973/4 season Cooper was born in Great Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire.
He developed his talent for swing and seam at brisk pace through Bankfoot's junior teams, before helping them win the Bradford League championship in 1972.
Howard re-joined the club as captain in 1984, where they gained promotion and led the side and the bowling attack for a further two years in Division One.
Cooper was a right arm medium pace bowler, and tail end left-handed batsman.
In 101 first-class matches, he took 233 wickets, with a best of 8-62, at an average of 28.02.