William Whicher Cookson (29 August 1862 – 23 December 1922) was an Indian-born English cricketer who played for Somerset. He was born in Mussoorie and died in Winscombe. He was educated at Clifton College[1] and RMA Woolwich. Cookson made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1882 season, against Marylebone Cricket Club. Batting as a tailender, he scored eight runs in the only innings in which he batted during the match.
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| Full name | William Whicher Cookson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 August 1862 Mussoorie, India | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 December 1922 (aged 60) Winscombe, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||
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| 1882 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 22 December 2015 | |||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. ref no 1976: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
External links edit
- William Cookson at Cricket Archive