Cook (Brentford cricketer)

Cook of Brentford

Personal information
Full name	Cook
Born	c.1700 England
Batting style	unknown hand
Bowling style	underarm: unknown hand and type
Role	bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
c.1720-1740	London Cricket Club
c.1720-1740	Middlesex
Career statistics
Source: G B Buckley, 31 July 2009

Cook (dates unknown) was an English professional cricketer from Brentford who played in major matches for Middlesex during the 1730s. He was "reckoned one of the best bowlers in England".^[1]

Career

Cook is mentioned in 1735 re two matches at Moulsey Hurst. He played as a given man for London Cricket Club versus Surrey on Saturday, 7 June;^[1] and for a combined London & Middlesex XI versus Kent on Saturday, 12 July.^[2]

In the first match, Cook was hired as a replacement for Ellis of London, who was "their best bowler".^[2] With Cook's help, London won the game by 9 wickets.^[2] In the second match, he was one of three Middlesex players in the combined XI which included eight London players.^[1]

As Cook had established his reputation by 1735, he must have been active for some years previously and his career probably began in the 1720s. Very few players were mentioned by name in contemporary reports and there are no other references to Cook.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Buckley, p.10.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Waghorn, p.8.

External links

• From Lads to Lord's; The History of Cricket: 1300 – 1787

Bibliography

• G B Buckley, Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket, Cotterell, 1935
• H T Waghorn, Cricket Scores, Notes, etc. (1730-1773), Blackwood, 1899

Persondata
Name	Cook
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	c.1700
Place of birth	England
Date of death
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