Tommy Cook

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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 hundreds. He was prolific in the seasons of 1933 and 1934 where Sussex were runners-up.

Thomas 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.

[edit] External links

• Player Profile: Tommy Cook from Cricinfo

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NAME	Cook, Tommy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	English cricketer and professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	5 January 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	15 January 1950
PLACE OF DEATH