Tommy Cook (sportsman)

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Tommy Cook
Personal information
Full nameThomas Edwin Reed Cook
Born(1901-01-05)5 January 1901
Cuckfield, Sussex, England
Died15 January 1950(1950-01-15) (aged 49)
Brighton, Sussex, England
NicknameTommy
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-pace
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1922–1937Sussex
First-class debut1 July 1922 Sussex v Leicestershire
Last First-class3 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 where he is still The Seagulls all-time top scorer with 123 goals.[2] He also played for Bristol Rovers and made one appearance for England in 1925.[3] He later became manager at Brighton.

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.[3]

He committed suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills ten days after his 49th birthday.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Thomas Cook". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  2. ^ "New book is a fitting tribute to Brighton & Hove's top scorer Tommy Cook". Brighton & Hove Independent. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "England players: Tommy Cook". englandfootballonline. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

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