About Ernest Cooke
Lived 1899 – 1957 (aged 57–58). Ernest Cooke was a cricketer and cricket umpire.
Ernest Cooke was a test match umpire . Born in 1899 he joined the Nottinghamshire ground staff but did not make a first class appearance. He turned to umpiring in 1936 and stood in the Ashes test at Trent Bridge in 1948. He retired from the first class list in 1956 and died the following year in Eastwood.
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Who was Ernest Cooke?
English cricket umpire (1899-1957)
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Ernest Cooke was born in 1899.
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Ernest Cooke died in 1957.
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Ernest Cooke was a cricketer and cricket umpire.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ernest Cooke. https://biography.guide/ernest-cooke/
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