Gilbert Cook

English cricketer
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Quick Facts

IntroEnglish cricketer
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
wasAthlete Cricketer Rugby union player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth16 May 1911
Death10 September 1979 (aged 68 years)
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Biography

John Gilbert Cook CVO CBE (16 May 1911 in Bedfordshire, England – 10 September 1979 in Norfolk, England) was an Irish cricketer, and English Rugby Union player. Educated at Bedford School, he played twice for the Irish cricket team, making his debut against the MCC at Lord's in August 1935, and playing his one and only first-class match against India the following year. In 1937, he played his only Rugby Union international, representing England in the Four Nations against Scotland, playing as a flanker and scoring no points.

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