William Gifford Cookesley (1 December 1802 – 16 August 1880) was an English classical scholar and cleric.
He was born at Brasted in Kent, and was educated at Eton College and at King's College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A.
[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 is recorded in 4 matches, totalling 34 runs with a highest score of 30, holding no catches and taking 2 wickets.
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