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
Born1 August 1826
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Died25 March 1862(1862-03-25) (aged 35)
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1849–1851Lancashire
1852–1853Marylebone 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.
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