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Mel Cooke

Playing Career

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Vital Statistics

Full Name
Melville Lance Cooke
Born
Wednesday, 30th May, 1934
Died
Thursday, 5th September, 2013 (Aged 79 years and 98 days)
Place Of Birth
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 22 - 22 5-5 - - - 15 - - - 13 7 2 59.09% List
World Cup - 3 - 3 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Tour Matches Canterbury (NZ)CNZ - 3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - - 3 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches New ZealandNZL - 49 - 49 16-16 - - - 48 - - - 31 16 2 63.27% List
Tour Matches South IslandSIS - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches MonaroMON - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Test Series 4 19 - 19 4-4 - - - 12 - - - 12 5 2 63.16% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City vs Country Firsts - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW City vs Country - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  55 - 55 16-16 - - - 48 - - - 32 21 2 58.18% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
New Zealand 1959-64   22 - 22 5-5 - - - 15 - - - 13 7 2 59.09% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
New Zealand 1959-1960   3 - 3 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Canterbury 1958, 1960, 1962   3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - - 3 - 0.00% List
South Island 1963   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Monaro 1965-66   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1965   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

Your Say

  • Imogene Cocoa
    28 May 2012 3:34pm

    Mel Cooke is one of the NZ Legends of League, he was a terrific, workaholic loose forward who represented the Kiwis from Canterbury (NZ). He was the only Cantabrian named in the 2007 Team of the Century (the team, and historically NZRL, has been dominated by Auckland).

    Cooke captain-coached Monaro (NSW) after retiring from international rugby league.

  • Anonymous
    6 Sep 2013 10:38am

    Mel Cooke died yesterday aged 79 year after a long illness. He will be missed.

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Sources: RFL Player Registers