Colin Roper (born 25 July 1936) is a former English cricketer. Roper was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Litton Cheney, Dorset. Roper made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire against Oxford University at the University Parks in 1957. Oxford University won the toss and elected to bat first, making 317 for 8 declared in their first-innings, during which Roper took a single catch behind the stumps, to dismiss Richard Jowett off the bowling of Malcolm Heath. In response, Hampshire made 229 all out in their first-innings, during which Roper scored 7 runs, before he was dismissed by Jack Bailey. Oxford University declared in their second-innings on 151 for 4, with Hampshire then reaching 137 for 5 in their second-innings, at which point the match w