George Cooke (cricketer)

George Frederick Cooke (1 August 1826 – 25 March 1862) was an English first-class cricketer.

George Cooke

Personal information
Full name	George Frederick Cooke
Born	1 August 1826 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Died	25 March 1862(1862-03-25) (aged 35) Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1849–1851	Lancashire
1852–1853	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 18 Runs scored 356 Batting average 10.47 100s/50s –/– Top score 40 Balls bowled 92 Wickets 5 Bowling average 8.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 3/12 Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 July 2019

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

1. The Rugby register, from the year 1675 to the present time. Rugby School. 1847. p. 23.
2. "First-Class Matches played by George Cooke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Cooke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
4. "Player profile: George Cooke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
5. "George Cooke as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

External links

• George Cooke at ESPNcricinfo