Gerald Cogger
English cricketer (1933–2019)
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Gerald Lyndley Cogger (7 September 1933 – 2019) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. Cogger was born at Uckfield, East Sussex.
Uckfield, East Sussex, England
West Sussex, England
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gerald Lyndley Cogger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 1933 Uckfield, East Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2019 (aged 85) West Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Kevin Smith (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1957 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cogger made his first-class debut for Sussex against Oxford University in 1954. He made seven further first-class appearances for the county, all of which came in the 1957 season, and the last of which came against Somerset.[1] In his eight first-class appearances, Cogger took 7 wickets at an average of 40.85, with a high best figures of 3/20.[2] A tailender, he scored just 12 runs at a batting average of 1.71, with a high score of 5.[3]
Cogger died in West Sussex in 2019, at the age of 85.[4] His nephew, Kevin Smith, also played first-class cricket.[5]
