Thomas Cook (cricketer and footballer)

This article is about the English cricketer. For the American actor with the same name, see Tommy Cook (actor).

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 style

Right-handed

Bowling style

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

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. He later became manager at Brighton.

A right-handed batsman, he played 460 first class games for Sussex, making 20198 runs with 32 hundreds. 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.

He committed suicide ten days after his 49th birthday.

References

↑ "Thomas Cook". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 22 April 2013.

External links

Player profile: Thomas Cook from ESPNcricinfo

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. – managers

Jackson (1901–05)
Scott-Walford (1905–08)
Robson (1908–14)
Webb (1919–47)
Cook (1947)
Welsh (1947–51)
Lane (1951–61)
Curtis (1961–63)
Macauley (1963–68)
Goodwin (1968–70)
Saward (1970–73)
Clough (1973–74)
P.T. Taylor (1974–76)
Mullery (1976–81)
Bailey (1981–82)
Melia (1982–83)
Cattlin (1983–86)
Mullery (1986–87)
Lloyd (1987–93)
Brady (1993–95)
Case (1995–96)
Gritt (1996–98)
Horton (1998–99)
Wood (1999)
Adams (1999–2001)
Hinshelwood^c (2001)
Booker^c (2001)
P.J. Taylor (2001–02)
Hinshelwood (2002)
Coppell (2002–03)
Booker^c (2003)
McGhee (2003–06)
Wilkins (2006–08)
Adams (2008–09)
White^c (2009)
Slade (2009)
Hinshelwood^c (2009)
Poyet (2009–13)
Óscar (2013–14)
Hyypiä (2014)
Jones^c (2014)
Hughton (2014–)

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