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John Cockett
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He also played first-class and minor counties cricket. As a cricketer he was a middle-order batsman while his hockey was played as a half-back. From 1949 to 1962, Cockett regularly played in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship for Buckinghamshire.
On leaving Cambridge Cockett became a master at Felsted School, where he taught mathematics and coached cricket and hockey.
He narrowly missed out on another medal in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics when his side finished fourth after losing 3-1 to Germany. Cockett"s only other first-class match was in 1953, when he played with the Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Australians which included Alan Davidson, Ray Lindwall, Bill Johnston and Richie Benaud.
Cockett scored no runs in either innings. At Felsted Cockett coached several future first class cricket players including Nick Knight, Derek Pringle and John Stephenson.
He retired in 1989.
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Cockett attended Cambridge University and won his Blues at both cricket and hockey. He made seven first-class appearances for Cambridge University in 1951 and made a century against Sussex in Worthing to help set up a 137 run win. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Cockett was a member of the Great Britain hockey team which won the Bronze Medal by defeating Pakistan 2-1.
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