Gilbert Cook

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.[1][2] 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,[3] and playing his one and only first-class match against India the following year.[4] 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.[5]

For the US Army general, see Gilbert R. Cook.

See also

References
  1. "Who's Who".
  2. "Cricket Archive profile".
  3. "CricketEurope Stats Zone profile". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2007.
  4. "First-class matches played by Gilbert Cook".
  5. "Rugby Union statistics at scrum.com". ESPN scrum.


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