David Cook (cricketer)

David Roland Cook (born 2 September 1936) is a former English cricketer. Cook was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born at Birmingham, Warwickshire.

David Cook

Personal information
Full name	David Roland Cook
Born	(1936-09-02) 2 September 1936 (age 88) Birmingham, West Midlands, England Died 20th December 2021
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm fast-medium
Relations	Michael Cook (brother) Cynthia cook (wife) Robert cook, Michael cook, Emma cook, Darren cook (children)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1962–1968	Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 9 1 Runs scored 108 3 Batting average 13.50 3.00 100s/50s –/– –/– Top score 28* 3 Balls bowled 1,571 44 Wickets 23 1 Bowling average 23.21 44.00 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 4/66 1/44 Catches/stumpings 7/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 May 2012

Cook made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Oxford University in 1962. He next appeared for the county in first-class cricket in 1967 against Middlesex in the County Championship.^[1] Cook made seven further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Kent in the 1968 County Championship.^[1] In his total of nine first-class appearances, he scored 108 runs at an average of 13.50, with a high score of 28*.^[2] With the ball, he took 23 wickets at a bowling average of 23.21, with best figures of 4/66.^[3] Cook also made a single List A appearance for Warwickshire against Somerset in the 1967 Gillette Cup.^[4] His only wicket in the match was that of Mervyn Kitchen, while with the bat he was run out for 3, with Somerset winning by 23 runs.^[5]

Cook also played rugby union for Coventry and Warwickshire.^[6] His brother, Michael, was also a first-class cricketer.