Bill Cloke

Bill Cloke
Personal information
Full name Ernest William Cloke
Born 9 April 1892
New Zealand
Died 18 September 1956 (aged 64)
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1916–17 Otahuhu United 12 0 0 0 0
1917–23 Newton Rangers 50 10 1 0 32
Total 62 10 1 0 32
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1920 Auckland 2 4 1 0 14
1919 New Zealand 6 4 0 0 12
Source:
Ernest Cloke's gravestone

Ernest William "Bill" Cloke was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.

Playing career

Bill Cloke began his career playing for Otahuhu United in 1916. During the 1917 season he transferred to the Newton Rangers. Cloke played for New Zealand on the 1919 tour of Australia, where no test matches were played.

On 24 July 1920 he played for Auckland against the touring Great Britain Lions. They won 24–16, becoming the first New Zealand team to defeat Great Britain on New Zealand soil.

Selector

Cloke later became a selector for Auckland in the 1940s.