Captain Cook Memorial Museum Captain Cook Memorial Museum Captain Cook Memorial Museum is a history museum in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. The museum building, Walker’s House, belonged to Captain John Walker, to whom James Cook was apprenticed in 1746. Having lodged there as an apprentice, Cook returned to visit in the winter of 1771–72 after his first voyage. The house is situated in Grape Lane on the harbour side. A plaque on the wall states that the house was built in 1688 by Moses and Susannah Dring. It is a largish building on three floors with an attic. It is regarded as a typical
Simon Cook (English cricketer) coaching France before the 2013 European T20 Championship. He then took a role as head coach of the Hong Kong Cricket Club before becoming the bowling coach of the Hong Kong national cricket team in 2013. In 2015 he was appointed the head coach of the Hong Kong national side. Simon Cook (English cricketer) Simon James Cook (born 15 January 1977) is a former English cricketer who is the head coach of the Hong Kong cricket team. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Middlesex and Kent at first-class level between 1999 and 2012. Cook batted right handed.