George Cooke (cricketer)
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| Full name | George Frederick Cooke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 August 1826 Manchester, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 March 1862 (aged 35) Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1849–1851 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1852–1853 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Frederick Cooke (1 August 1826 – 25 March 1862) was an English first-class cricketer.
Cooke was born at Manchester in August 1826 and was educated at Rugby School.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for Manchester against Sheffield at Manchester in 1848. Cooke played first-class cricket on eighteen occasions from 1848–58.[2] In addition to playing for Manchester, Cooke also appeared for Lancashire and the Marylebone Cricket Club, as well as representing four 'gentlemen' teams: the Gentlemen of England, the Gentlemen of the South, the Gentlemen of the North, and the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club.[3] In his eighteen matches he scored 356 runs at an average of 10.47, with a high score of 40.[4] With the ball, he took 5 wickets with best figures of 3 for 12.[4] Cooke also stood as an umpire in one first-class match in 1849.[5] He died at Edinburgh in March 1862.
References
[edit]- ^ The Rugby register, from the year 1675 to the present time. Rugby School. 1847. p. 23.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Cooke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Cooke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Player profile: George Cooke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "George Cooke as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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[edit]- 1826 births
- 1862 deaths
- Cricketers from Manchester
- People educated at Rugby School
- English cricketers
- Manchester Cricket Club cricketers
- Lancashire cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Gentlemen of the North cricketers
- Gentlemen of England cricketers
- Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Gentlemen of the South cricketers
- English cricket umpires