Thomas Cook (cricketer and footballer)

This article is about the English cricketer. For the American actor with the same name, see Tommy Cook (actor).

Tommy Cook

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Edwin Reed Cook
Born	(1901-01-05)5 January 1901 Cuckfield, Sussex, England
Died	Brighton, Sussex, England
Nickname	Tommy
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium-pace
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1922–1937	Sussex
First-class debut	1 July 1922 Sussex v Leicestershire
Last First-class	3 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. He was also a professional footballer with Brighton & Hove Albion and Bristol Rovers, who made one appearance for England in 1925. He later became manager at Brighton.

A right-handed batsman, he played 460 first class games for Sussex, making 20198 runs with 32 hundreds. 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.

He committed suicide ten days after his 49th birthday.

External links

• Player profile: Thomas Cook from ESPNcricinfo