Tommy Cook (sportsman)
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Full name | Thomas Edwin Reed Cook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cuckfield, Sussex, England | 5 January 1901||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 January 1950 Brighton, Sussex, England | (aged 49)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Tommy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1922–1937 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 1 July 1922 Sussex v Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last First-class | 3 September 1937 Sussex v Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[]
- ^ "Thomas Cook". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "New book is a fitting tribute to Brighton & Hove's top scorer Tommy Cook". Brighton & Hove Independent. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "England players: Tommy Cook". englandfootballonline. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
External links[]
- Tommy Cook at ESPNcricinfo
- Tommy Cook at Englandstats.com
- 1901 births
- 1950 suicides
- Sussex cricketers
- English cricketers
- English footballers
- English football managers
- England international footballers
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- People from Cuckfield
- North v South cricketers
- Association football forwards
- 1950 deaths
- British military personnel of World War I
- South African Air Force personnel of World War II
- Drug-related suicides in England
- Child soldiers in World War I