Sam Cook (cricketer, born 1921)

For the Essex cricketer, see Sam Cook (cricketer, born 1997).

Sam Cook
Personal information
Full name
Cecil Cook
Born(1921-08-23)23 August 1921
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Died4 September 1996(1996-09-04) (aged 75)
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 317)7 June 1947 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946–1964Gloucestershire
Umpiring information
FC umpired297 (1965–1986)
LA umpired254 (1965–1990)
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 1 506
Runs scored 4 1,965
Batting average 2.00 5.41
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 4 35*
Balls bowled 180 106,366
Wickets 0 1,782
Bowling average – 20.52
5 wickets in innings – 99
10 wickets in match – 15
Best bowling – 9/42
Catches/stumpings 0/– 153/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 December 2018

Cecil "Sam" Cook (23 August 1921[1] – 4 September 1996) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club and in one Test match for the England cricket team.

  1. ^ Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 42. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.