Ernest Cooke
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Ernest Cooke was a test match
umpire http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11671.html. Born in 1899 he joined the Nottinghamshire ground staff but did not make a first class
appearance. He turned to umpiring in 1936 and stood in the Ashes
test at Trent Bridge
in 1948. He retired from the first class list in 1956 and died the following year in Eastwood.
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
umpire http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11671.html. Born in 1899 he joined the Nottinghamshire ground staff but did not make a first class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
appearance. He turned to umpiring in 1936 and stood in the Ashes
The Ashes
The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. It is one of the most celebrated rivalries in international cricket and dates back to 1882. It is currently played biennially, alternately in the United Kingdom and Australia. Cricket being a summer sport, and the venues...
test at Trent Bridge
Trent Bridge
Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. As well as International cricket and Nottinghamshire's home games, the ground has hosted the Finals Day of...
in 1948. He retired from the first class list in 1956 and died the following year in Eastwood.