George Frederick Cooke (1 August 1826 – 25 March 1862) was an English first-class cricketer.

Cooke was born at Manchester in August 1826 and was educated at Rugby School.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for Manchester against Sheffield at Manchester in 1848. Cooke played first-class cricket on eighteen occasions from 1848–58.[2] In addition to playing for Manchester, Cooke also appeared for Lancashire and the Marylebone Cricket Club, as well as representing four 'gentlemen' teams: the Gentlemen of England, the Gentlemen of the South, the Gentlemen of the North, and the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club.[3] In his eighteen matches he scored 356 runs at an average of 10.47, with a high score of 40.[4] With the ball, he took 5 wickets with best figures of 3 for 12.[4] Cooke also stood as an umpire in one first-class match in 1849.[5] He died at Edinburgh in March 1862.

References

  1. ^ The Rugby register, from the year 1675 to the present time. Rugby School. 1847. p. 23.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Cooke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Cooke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Player profile: George Cooke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. ^ "George Cooke as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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