William Cookesley

William Cookesley
Personal information
Full name William Gifford Cookesley
Born 1 December 1802
Brasted, Kent, England
Died 16 August 1880 (1880-08-17) (aged 77)
Batting style unknown hand
Bowling style underarm: unknown hand and type
Role unknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1822–1827 Cambridge University
Career statistics
Source: Arthur Haygarth, 31 March 2013

William Gifford Cookesley (1 December 1802 – 16 August 1880) was an English classical scholar and cleric.

Life

He was born at Brasted in Kent, and was educated at Eton College and at King's College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1825, M.A. in 1827. He was for many years one of the assistant masters at Eton.[1][2]

In 1857 Cookesley was appointed vicar of Hayton, East Riding of Yorkshire, and became incumbent of St. Peter's, Hammersmith, in 1860, and rector of Tempsford, Bedfordshire, in 1868. He died on 16 August 1880.[1]

Works

Cookesley's publications on classical subjects were:[1]

Cookesley also published:[1]

Cricket career

Cookesley was a first-class cricketer associated with Cambridge University, active from 1822 to 1827. He is recorded in 4 matches, totalling 34 runs with a highest score of 30, holding no catches and taking 2 wickets.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4  Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1887). "Cookesley, William Gifford". Dictionary of National Biography 12. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  2. "Cookesley, William Gifford (CKSY821WG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. "William Cookesley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2013.

Bibliography

Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1887). "Cookesley, William Gifford". Dictionary of National Biography 12. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 


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