Gerald Cogger

Gerald Cogger

Personal information
Full name	Gerald Lyndley Cogger
Born	7 September 1933 Uckfield, Sussex, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium-fast
Relations	Kevin Smith (nephew)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1954–1957	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 8 Runs scored 12 Batting average 1.71 100s/50s –/– Top score 5 Balls bowled 546 Wickets 7 Bowling average 40.85 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 3/20 Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 November 2011

Gerald Lyndley Cogger (born 7 September 1933) is a former English cricketer. Cogger was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Uckfield, East Sussex.

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]

His nephew, Kevin Smith, also played first-class cricket.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Gerald Cogger". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Gerald Cogger". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Gerald Cogger". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2011.

External links

• Gerald Cogger at ESPNcricinfo
• Gerald Cogger at CricketArchive