- David Cock
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Personal information Full name David Frederick Cock Born 22 October 1914
Great Dunmow, Essex, EnglandDied 29 September 1992 (aged 77)
Uttlesford, Essex, EnglandBatting style Right-handed Role Occasional wicket-keeper Domestic team information Years Team 1951 Cambridgeshire 1939–1946 Essex Career statistics Competition First-class Matches 14 Runs scored 355 Batting average 19.72 100s/50s –/2 Top score 98 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 5/– Source: Cricinfo, 26 October 2011 David Frederick Cock (22 October 1914 – 26 September 1992) was an English cricketer. Cock was a right-handed batsman who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Great Dunmow, Essex.
Cock made his first-class deubt for Essex against Kent in the 1939 County Championship. He made eleven first-class appearances in that season.[1] He scored 326 runs in this season, which came at an average of 23.28, which included two half centuries.[2] His first half century came against Sussex when he made 79 not out.[3] His second half century saw him narrowly miss out on a century when he made 98 against Somerset at Chalkwell Park.[4] World War II ended first-class cricket in England for the duration of that conflict. Cock served during the war in the Royal Air Force, holding the rank of Acting Pilot Officer in February 1941.[5] However, on 27 May 1942 he resigned his commission.[6] Following the war he resumed his career with Essex, playing in three first-class matches in the 1946 County Championship, with his final appearance coming against Surrey.[1] He played no further matches for Essex after this season. In total, Cock played fourteen matches for Essex, scoring 355 runs at an average of 19.72.[7]
In 1951, he played a single Minor Counties Championship match for Cambridgeshire against Lincolnshire.[8] He died on 26 September 1992 at Uttlesford, Essex.
References
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by David Cock". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4809/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by David Cock". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4809/f_Batting_by_Season.html. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Sussex v Essex, 1939 County Championship". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/16/16957.html. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Essex v Somerset, 1939 County Championship". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17061.html. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 35203. p. 3693. 1941-06-27.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 35598. p. 2662. 1942-06-16.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Cock". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4809/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Cock". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4809/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
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- 1992 deaths
- People from Uttlesford (district)
- English cricketers
- English wicket-keepers
- Essex cricketers
- Cambridgeshire cricketers
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War II
- Royal Air Force officers
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