Full name Donald George Beaumont Roper
Born December 14, 1922, Botley, Hampshire
Died June 8, 2001, Southampton, Hampshire (aged 78 years 176 days)
Major teams Hampshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class span | 1947 - 1947 |
Donald George Beaumont Roper, who died in Southampton on June 10 after a long illness aged 78, was a right-hand batsman who played much for Southgate and who made a single appearance for his native Hampshire against Cambridge University
at Portsmouth in 1947, scoring 30 and 0. Don Roper was much better known
as a goal-scoring forward with Southampton and Arsenal.
Robert Brooke, The Cricketer