About Gilbert Cook
Lived 1911 – 1979 (aged 68). Gilbert Cook was a British cricketer and rugby union player.
John Gilbert Cook CVO CBE (16 May 1911 in Bedfordshire, England – 10 September 1979 in Norfolk, England) was an English cricketer, and English rugby union player. Educated at Bedford School, he played twice for the Irish cricket team, making his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club (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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Who was Gilbert Cook?
English cricketer (1911-1979)
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Gilbert Cook was born on 16 May 1911.
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Gilbert Cook died on 10 September 1979.
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Gilbert Cook was a cricketer and rugby union player.
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Gilbert Cook was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gilbert Cook. https://biography.guide/gilbert-cook/
MLA: "Gilbert Cook." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/gilbert-cook/.
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