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David Cook

1936 – 2021

English cricketer (born 1936)

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Lived 1936 – 2021 (aged 85). David Cook was a British cricketer and rugby union player.

David Roland Cook (2 September 1936 – 20 December 2021) was an English cricketer. Cook was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born at Birmingham, Warwickshire.

Cook made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Oxford University in 1962. He next appeared for the county in first-class cricket in 1967 against Middlesex in the County Championship. Cook made seven further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Kent in the 1968 County Championship. With the ball, he took 23 wickets at a bowling average of 23.21, with best figures of 4/66. Cook also made a single List A appearance for Warwickshire against Somerset in the 1967 Gillette Cup. His only wicket in the match was that of Mervyn Kitchen, while with the bat he was run out for 3, with Somerset winning by 23 runs.

Cook also played rugby union for Coventry and Warwickshire. His brother, Michael, was also a first-class cricketer.

Cook died on 20 December 2021, at the age of 85.

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English cricketer (born 1936)

When was David Cook born?

David Cook was born on 2 September 1936 in Birmingham.

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David Cook died on 20 December 2021.

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David Cook was a cricketer and rugby union player.

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David Cook was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: David Cook

· Wikidata: Q5232535

· DBpedia: David Cook (cricketer)

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