The Closer's seventh season began in July 2011.
Norman Sidney Cooley -LRB- born 16 January 1941 -RRB- is a former English cricketer .. English. English people. Cooley was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper .. batsman. Batsman ( cricket ). wicket-keeper. wicket-keeper. He was born in Meppershall , Bedfordshire .. Meppershall. Meppershall. Bedfordshire. Bedfordshire County Cricket Club. Cooley made his debut for Bedfordshire against Hertfordshire in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship .. Bedfordshire. Bedfordshire County Cricket Club. Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire County Cricket Club. Minor Counties Championship. Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1962 to 1975 , making 59 Minor Counties Championship appearances .. Bedfordshire. Bedfordshire County Cricket Club. cricket. cricket. Minor Counties Championship. Minor Counties Championship. Minor counties. Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1972 Gillette Cup .. List A. List A cricket. Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. 1972 Gillette Cup. 1972 Gillette Cup. He made four further List A appearances , the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup .. List A. List A cricket. Lancashire. Lancashire County Cricket Club. 1973 Gillette Cup. 1973 Gillette Cup. In his five List A matches , he scored 58 runs at an average of 14.50 , with a high score of 20 not out .. List A. List A cricket. average. batting average. not out. not out. Cooley had another string to his bow , as one of the few to have successfully combined a cricketing with a footballing career .. He played 738 games for Bedford Town FC in the Southern League between 1960 and 1977 , scoring a career total of 73 goals , and later served as the club 's youth coach .. Moreover , his brother John played rugby union for Northampton , Bedford and East Midlands .