John Gilbert Cook CVO CBE (16 May 1911 in Bedfordshire, England – 10 September 1979(1979-09-10) (aged 68) in Norfolk, England) was an English cricketer, and English rugby union player.[1][2] Educated at Bedford School, he played twice for the Irish cricket team, making his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's in August 1935,[3] and playing his one and only first-class match against India the following year.[4] In 1937, he played his only rugby union international, representing England in the Four Nations against Scotland, playing as a flanker and scoring no points.[5]
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