Tommy Cook (sportsman)

Thomas Edwin Reed Cook (5 January 1901 – 15 January 1950) was an English cricketer for Sussex County Cricket Club.[1] He was also a professional footballer with Brighton & Hove Albion and Bristol Rovers, who made one appearance for England in 1925.[2] He later became manager at Brighton.

Tommy Cook

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Edwin Reed Cook
Born	5 January 1901 Cuckfield, Sussex, England
Died	15 January 1950 (aged 49) Brighton, Sussex, England
Nickname	Tommy
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-pace
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1922–1937	Sussex
First-class debut	1 July 1922 Sussex v Leicestershire
Last First-class	3 September 1937 Sussex v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 460 Runs scored 20198 Batting average 30.37 100s/50s 32/98 Top score 278 Balls bowled 6530 Wickets 80 Bowling average 36.00 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 5/24 Catches/stumpings 169/1
Source: CricketArchive, 5 May 2014

A right-handed batsman, he played 460 first-class games for Sussex, making 20198 runs with 32 centuries. He was prolific in the seasons of 1933 and 1934 where Sussex were runners-up.

Cook served in both world wars, suffering serious injuries in the latter when part of the South African Air Force.[2]

He committed suicide ten days after his 49th birthday.[2]

References

1. "Thomas Cook". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
2. "England players: Tommy Cook". englandfootballonline. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

External links

• Tommy Cook at ESPNcricinfo
• Tommy Cook at Englandstats.com