Alastair Cook
Key facts
Full Name: Alastair Nathan Cook
Born: Dec 25 1984, Gloucester
County: Essex
Other Teams: England, England Lions, England Under-19, MCC
Test Debut: India v England, Nagpur, March 1-5 2006
ODI Debut: England v Sri Lanka, Manchester, June 28 2006
T20 Debut: England v West Indies, the Oval, June 28 2007
Batting Style: Left-hand bat
Bowling Style: Off-spin
International Stats
Batting Overview
View more| Matches | Innings | Not outs | Runs | Best | Average | 50s | 100s | Caught | Stumped | Strike rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ODI
International Odi ODI World Cup ODI Natwest Trophy |
43 | 43 | 2 | 1774 | 137 | 43.26 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 81.04 |
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Test
Test |
75 | 131 | 7 | 6027 | 294 | 48.6 | 27 | 19 | 66 | 0 | 58.92 |
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Twenty20
Twenty20 Twenty20 World Cup |
4 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 26 | 15.25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 112.96 |
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First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
146 | 259 | 17 | 11518 | 294 | 47.59 | 57 | 34 | 136 | 0 | 81.16 |
Bowling Overview
View more| Matches | Overs | Innings | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | Best | 5 wkts | 10 wkts | Strike rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ODI
International Odi ODI World Cup ODI Natwest Trophy |
43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Test
Test |
75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Twenty20
Twenty20 Twenty20 World Cup |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
146 | 45 | 17 | 3 | 205 | 6 | 34.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
Debut Overview
| Team | Venue | Batting runs | Bowling runs | Against | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ODI
International Odi ODI World Cup ODI Natwest Trophy |
England | Old Trafford | 39.0 | Sri Lanka | 28 June 2006 | |
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Test
Test |
England | Nagpur | 164.0 | India | 1 March 2006 | |
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Twenty20
Twenty20 Twenty20 World Cup |
England | The Oval | 15.0 | West Indies | 28 June 2007 | |
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First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
Essex | Chelmsford | 82.0 | Notts | 3 September 2003 |
Domestic Stats
Batting Overview
View more| Matches | Innings | Not outs | Runs | Best | Average | 50s | 100s | Caught | Stumped | Strike rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ODI
International Odi ODI World Cup ODI Natwest Trophy |
26 | 26 | 0 | 858 | 102 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 71.38 |
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Test
Test |
65 | 115 | 7 | 5130 | 0 | 47.5 | 24 | 16 | 57 | 0 | 62.39 |
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Domestic Twenty20
Domestic Twenty20 |
22 | 22 | 2 | 751 | 0 | 37.55 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 134.58 |
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County Championship
County Championship |
61 | 110 | 8 | 4462 | 195 | 43.74 | 25 | 11 | 63 | 0 | 132.67 |
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National League
National League |
27 | 25 | 3 | 933 | 0 | 42.4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 82.42 |
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Trophy
Trophy |
16 | 16 | 2 | 596 | 125 | 42.57 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 76.9 |
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First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
136 | 243 | 17 | 10621 | 0 | 46.99 | 54 | 31 | 127 | 0 | 87.16 |
Bowling Overview
View more| Matches | Overs | Innings | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | Best | 5 wkts | 10 wkts | Strike rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ODI
International Odi ODI World Cup ODI Natwest Trophy |
26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Test
Test |
65 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Domestic Twenty20
Domestic Twenty20 |
22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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County Championship
County Championship |
61 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 162 | 6 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
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National League
National League |
27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Trophy
Trophy |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
136 | 45 | 17 | 3 | 205 | 6 | 34.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
Debut Overview
| Team | Venue | Batting runs | Bowling runs | Against | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ODI
International Odi ODI World Cup ODI Natwest Trophy |
England | Old Trafford | 39.0 | Sri Lanka | 28 June 2006 | |
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Test
Test |
England | Nagpur | 164.0 | India | 1 March 2006 | |
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Domestic Twenty20
Domestic Twenty20 |
Essex | Southgate | 2.0 | Middlesex | 1 July 2005 | |
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County Championship
County Championship |
Essex | Chelmsford | 82.0 | Notts | 3 September 2003 | |
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National League
National League |
Essex | New Road | 25.0 | Worcestershire | 21 September 2003 | |
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Trophy
Trophy |
Essex XI | Chelmsford | 27.0 | Essex | 7 May 2003 | |
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First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
Essex | Chelmsford | 82.0 | Notts | 3 September 2003 |
Biography
Solid and dependable at the top of the order, Cook’s potential was clear from a young age. Following a string of impressive performances at domestic level, the tall left-hander was voted young player of the year by the Cricket Writers’ Club in 2005 and celebrated by thumping 214 against the touring Australians 24 hours later. A maiden call-up to the Test squad followed when Michael Vaughan suffered a knee injury in Pakistan. Cook did not feature in the three-match series, but, having been summoned again for the first Test against India in Nagpur, he rose to the challenge with scores of...
