Tommy Cook (sportsman), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Tommy Cook (sportsman)

English cricketer and association footballer

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1901

Place of Birth: Cuckfield, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Jan-1950

Profession: association football manager, association football player, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Tommy Cook (sportsman)

  • Thomas Edwin Reed Cook (5 January 1901 – 15 January 1950) was an English cricketer for Sussex County Cricket Club.
  • He was also a professional footballer with Brighton & Hove Albion and Bristol Rovers, who made one appearance for England in 1925.
  • He later became manager at Brighton. A right-handed batsman, he played 460 first-class games for Sussex, making 20198 runs with 32 centuries.
  • He was prolific in the seasons of 1933 and 1934 where Sussex were runners-up. Cook served in both world wars, suffering serious injuries in the latter when part of the South African Air Force.He committed suicide ten days after his 49th birthday.

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