| William Cookson | |
| Fullname: | William Whicher Cookson |
| Birth Date: | 29 August 1862 |
| Birth Place: | Mussoorie, India |
| Death Place: | Winscombe, Somerset, England |
| Club1: | Somerset |
| Year1: | 1882 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 8 |
| Bat Avg1: | 8.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 8 |
| Deliveries1: | 0 |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Date: | 22 December 2015 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3495/3495.html CricketArchive |
William Whicher Cookson (29 August 1862 – 23 December 1922) was an Indian-born English cricketer who played for Somerset. He was born in Mussoorie and died in Winscombe. He was educated at Clifton College[1] and RMA Woolwich.Cookson made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1882 season, against Marylebone Cricket Club. Batting as a tailender, he scored eight runs in the only innings in which he batted during the match.