Autographs of Geoff Cope
Geoffrey Alan Cope (born 23 February 1947) played first-class cricket for Yorkshire from 1966 to 1980, and appeared in three Test matches for England.
Born on 23 February 1947, Burmantofts, Leeds, Yorkshire as the son of a French polisher, Cope grew up in Crossgates, Leeds, and first played cricket at Manston Junior School. His talent was shown in an Under 11 cup final in which he took all ten wickets for 26 and then batted his team to victory. He played club cricket at an early age with Leeds Zingari and then for Leeds Cricket Club in the Yorkshire League. He played for the club for 25 years. He played for England Schools and then, in 1964, for Yorkshire Second XI. He made his debut for the first team against Hampshire at Bradford Park Avenue with Ray Illingworth on Test duty. Despite taking 40 wickets at 13.82 in 1967, he did not earn a regular first team place until 1969, when Illingworth moved to captain Leicestershire.
He won his Yorkshire cap in 1970, but was twice forced to remodel his off-break bowling action after he was suspended in 1972, and again in 1978. "It was a bad time because you were never allowed to defend yourself," said Cope. "A committee met and made a decision, which was then passed on down the lines. You didn’t know who was on that committee or what they thought." But Dickie Bird thought that there was nothing wrong with his action. Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted that "Geoff Cope's career was blighted by suspicions that his off-spinner's action was illegal and twice – in 1972 and 1978 – he was suspended by Lord's. The second suspension came after he had broken through into the Test side the previous winter in Pakistan, where he came tantalisingly close to a debut hat-trick".
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Current items with a signature of Geoff Cope
These are the most current items with a signature of Geoff Cope that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Geoff Cope Yorkshire And England Cricketer Hand Signed Magazine Picture | £2.82 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Geoff Cope
The most expensive item with a signature of Geoff Cope (In Sunshine and in Shadow by Stephen Chalke - Signed by Geoff Cope (2017)) was sold in May 2020 for £19.95 while the cheapest item (YORKSHIRE & ENGLAND Signed Picture GEOFF COPE 1960s) found a new owner for £0.95 in September 2013. The month with the most items sold (4) was July 2020 with an average selling price of £2.97 for an autographed item of Geoff Cope. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2020 with £19.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.95 was September 2013. In average, an autographed item from Geoff Cope is worth £2.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Geoff Cope were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1974 Geoff Cope Hand Written & Signed Letter to Jack Sokell Yorkshire & Eng | £3.99 |  |
| 1980 Barrie Leadbeater/Geoff Cope - Yorkshire - Benefit brochure - Signed | £12.92 | |
| Geoff Cope - England - Excellent Signed "England Test Player" Autograph Card | £1.40 | |
| Geoff Cope - England - Excellent Signed "England Test Player" Autograph Card | £2.46 | |
 | Geoff Cope - Yorkshire & England - Very Nice Signed Picture | £3.20 | |
| Geoff Cope England test cricket Signed 12 X 8 Photo | £5.00 | |
| GEOFF COPE ENGLAND TEST CRICKETER 1977-78 YORKS CCC ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH PIC/CARD | £11.22 | |
| Geoff Cope England Test Cricketer Signed Magazine Photo | £2.99 | |
| GEOFF COPE, CRICKET AUTOGRAPH. Yorkshire C.C.C. & England | £0.99 | |
 | Geoff COPE, Yorkshire & England Test Cricketer, hand signed standard postcard | £8.15 | |
| Geoff COPE, Yorkshire and ENGLAND signed white postcard | £3.99 | |
| Hand Signed Cricket Autograph, Geoff Cope (475), England 1977-1978 | £3.55 | |
| Hand Signed Cricket Autograph, Geoff Cope, England | £1.00 | |
| Hand Signed Cricket Autograph, Geoff Cope, England | £1.31 | |
| Signed Geoff Cope and Barrie Leadbeater 1980 Benefit Brochure | £2.00 | |
