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In February, he took part in a charity game at Oakes Oval, rubbing shoulders with cricket legends including Adam Gilchrist, Jason Gillespie and Stuart MacGill. He was one of the only local juniors invited to play.<\/p>\n
“There are a lot of different competitions and tournaments we can play in now which has been good for me,” Cooper said.<\/p>\n
“I’d like to play in the NSW Country under-17 team next season.<\/p>\n
“In the long-term I would love to be able to play a Test match for Australia.”<\/p>\n
Marist Brothers club president Matt Cleaver said Cooper’s confidence and game awareness had grown rapidly over the past two seasons.<\/p>\n
“Once he got a big score this season, the shackles were off and he never looked back,” Cleaver said.<\/p>\n
“I know how much it means to him and it’s incredible to see how well he reads the game for a young bloke.<\/p>\n
“I think he’s going to be something pretty special.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LISMORE teenager Cooper Williams has capped a standout season with an unbeaten century in senior men’s cricket\u2014just a year after helping Marist Brothers to a premiership at age 14. The talented batsman is one of the youngest players to win a Far North Coast LJ Hooker League title in the competition’s 30-year history and is […]<\/p>\n