Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Fraser James Cooke | ||||||||||||||
Born | Hall Green, Worcestershire, England | 2 April 1972||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1994 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,22 September 2020 |
Fraser James Cooke (born 2 April 1972) is an English former first-class cricketer.
Cooke was born in the Birmingham suburb of Hall Green. He later studied at the University of Cambridge,attending Fitzwilliam College. [1] While studying at Cambridge,Cooke played first-class cricket as a wicket-keeper for Cambridge University in 1994,making nine appearances. [2] One of his nine appearances came in that seasons University Match at Lord's,where he shared in a stand of 66 for the final wicket with Chris Pitcher to help Cambridge recover from 186 for 9 to 253 all out in their first innings. [3] [4] He scored 80 runs in his nine appearances,with a high score of 34 not out in The University Match. As a wicket-keeper,he took 9 catches and made a single stumping. [5]
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