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Alastair Cook
England
Personal information
Full name	Alastair Nathan Cook
Nickname	Cooky, Chef
Born	25 December 1984 (1984-12-25) (age 23)
	Gloucester, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Gloucester (ˈɡlɒstɚ) is a city, district and County town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 88 m)
Role	Opener
Batting style	Left-hand
Bowling style	Right-arm off break
International information
Test debut	1 March 2006: v India
Last Test	22 March 2008: v New Zealand
ODI debut	28 June 2006: v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	23 February 2008: v New Zealand
ODI shirt no. In Cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen go to the Crease to bat An off break is a type of delivery in the Sport of Cricket. It is the stock delivery of an Off spin bowler. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Sri Lankan cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Sri Lanka. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch	26
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2003–present	Essex (squad no. Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of  26)
2004–2007	MCC
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs	FC	LA
Matches	27	21	77	50
Runs scored	2130	667	5893	1486
Batting average	43. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC is a private members' club founded in 1787 Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day form of the Sport of Cricket. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 46	31. 76	46. 03	33. 02
100s/50s	7/9	1/3	18/29	2/7
Top score	127	102	195	125
Balls bowled	–	–	156	18
Wickets	–	–	3	0
Bowling average	–	–	39. A delivery or ball in Cricket is a single action of Bowling a Cricket ball towards the Batsman. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 00	–
5 wickets in innings	–	–	0	–
10 wickets in match	–	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	–	–	3/13	–
Catches/stumpings	28/–	7/–	83/–	23/–
As of 28 March 2008 Source: cricketarchive

Alastair Nathan Cook (born 25 December 1984 in Gloucester) is an England cricketer, a left-handed batsman, who currently plays county cricket for Essex and test and one-day cricket for England. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Gloucester (ˈɡlɒstɚ) is a city, district and County town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any County cricket is the highest level of domestic Cricket in England and Wales Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations NightMatchOldTraffordjpg|right|thumb|350px|A night match at Old Trafford. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. On 22 December 2007 Cook became the first Englishman to score seven centuries before his 23rd birthday^[1] and on 27 July 2007 became the youngest England batsman to reach 1500 Test runs and as of March 12th 2008 became the youngest to score 2000 runs against New Zealand at Wellington. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the ^[2] He has scored centuries in his first Test matches against India, Pakistan and the West Indies. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing

Biography

Cook was born on December 25, 1984 to Graham, an electrical engineer, who played village cricket,^[3] and Stephanie,^[4] a teacher. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) ^[5] He showed early signs of promise while a choirboy at St. A choirboy is a Boy member of a Choir, also known as a treble Paul's Cathedral. In fact in one match against Westminster Abbey he scored 110 of the 127 runs St. Paul's scored, this being in a 20 over match. During this time he also played for London schools and had trials for the England youth set up.

Cook was educated at Bedford School where he played piano, saxophone, and cricket. Bedford School is not to be confused with Bedford Modern School or Bedford High School. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind [1] He regularly broke records with his classy batting. He first played for the school First XI as a first year. When the MCC were a man short for their game against the school, Cook was drafted in - he scored an unbeaten century against the 1st XI and was in the 1st XI for the next five years. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC is a private members' club founded in 1787 In 2003, he made 1,287 runs for the school, at a batting average of 160. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 87 - a school record number of runs. He made his first-class debut at the end of 2003 against Nottinghamshire. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of

Cook has been marked for stardom and potential greatness by Derek Randall (coach at Bedford) and Graham Gooch (coach at Essex), as well as drawing effusive praise from the ex-director of the ECB National Academy, Rod Marsh. Derek William Randall (b 24 February 1951 Retford, Nottinghamshire) is a former Cricketer who played First-class cricket for Nottinghamshire Graham Alan Gooch, OBE (born July 23 1953) is a former Cricketer who captained Essex and England. The National Cricket Performance Centre first came into existence in the winter of 2001-2002 and has been based at Loughborough University since 2003. Rodney William Marsh, MBE (born 4 November 1947 in Armadale, Western Australia) is a retired Australian Wicketkeeper. Also as a youngster he played for the club team Maldon Cricket Club where he was very impressive. Maldon (ˈmɔːldən locally /ˈmɒldən/ is a town on the Blackwater estuary in Essex, England.

In 2004 Cook was captain of England's Under-19 team for the World Cup, during the tournament he scored consecutive centuries as England reached the semi-finals. He made his maiden first-class century against Leicestershire in May 2004. In the Sport of Cricket, a Batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in the Innings. Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic At the beginning of the 2005 season, whilst playing for the MCC, he scored another century, though this time the opponents were the reigning County Champions, Warwickshire, and the setting was Lord's. Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket

In 2005, Cook had an excellent season for Essex, with a first-class batting average of 52. 35 including five centuries and a top score of 195. He also scored 214 in a two-day warm up match against the Australian touring side in September 2005. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. In August 2005 he was voted Young Cricketer of the Year by the Cricket Writers' Club, and was named Professional Cricketers' Association Young Player of the Year 2005. The Professional Cricketers' Association is the representative body of past and present first class Cricketers in England and Wales founded in 1967

International career

England 2006 Season

Cook was included in the ECB National Academy in the winter of 2005-06, but was called up to the England squad touring Pakistan when the captain, Michael Vaughan, was injured. Michael Paul Vaughan OBE (born 29 October 1974 in Eccles, Salford, England is a Cricketer for Yorkshire and England. He was named in the England A team to play in the West Indies, but was called up again to the England squad touring India in February 2006 after an injury to Vaughan and Marcus Trescothick's departure from the tour. Marcus Edward Trescothick MBE (born 25 December 1975 in Keynsham, Somerset) is an English Cricketer He plays first-class He was one of three cricketers making their England Test debuts on 1 March 2006 in the first Test against India in Nagpur. Nāgpur ( Marathi: नागपुर is the largest city in central India (2001 Census and the second capital of the state of Maharashtra. Playing as an opening batsman, Cook made 60 in his first innings and 104 not out in his second, becoming the sixteenth English batsman to score a century on Test debut. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during In Cricket, not out is a term used on scorecards to signify that a Batsman has not been dismissed when the Innings is finished

Cook played his first home Test match against Sri Lanka on 11 May, again replacing the injured Michael Vaughan. The Sri Lankan cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Sri Lanka. Michael Paul Vaughan OBE (born 29 October 1974 in Eccles, Salford, England is a Cricketer for Yorkshire and England. In England's one innings he scored 89, while also dropping two catches in a game where England dropped nine, to draw against Sri Lanka, he ended the series with an average of 43 with the bat. He made his One Day International debut against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford, scoring 39, in the next ODI at Leeds he made 41, both these matches were lost. Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. The Old Trafford Cricket Ground, usually known as simply Old Trafford, is a Cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, an area of

In the next Test series against Pakistan he made a century at Lord's in the first Test scoring 105 off 279 balls. He followed that up in the next Test at Old Trafford with his third Test century in England's first innings. He made 127 runs off 260 deliveries before being dismissed lbw to Umar Gul. Umar Gul ( Urdu / Pashto:) (born 15 October, 1984 in Peshawar) is a Pakistani Cricketer who has played ten This innings surpassed his previous best of 105 which he made in the previous Test. On the occasion of each of those first three centuries, Paul Collingwood had been at the other end. Paul David Collingwood MBE (born 26 May 1976 is an English Cricketer He is a regular member of the England Test side and was His tally of 403 runs in the series was only eclipsed by captain Andrew Strauss. Andrew John Strauss MBE, (born 2 March 1977 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an English Cricketer who plays County cricket for At the end of the season he was again awarded the Young Player of the Year award.

In the one day series that followed he failed to play and wasn't picked in the squad for the 2006 Champions Trophy, with allrounders Rikki Clarke, Jamie Dalrymple and Michael Yardy and opener Ed Joyce preferred. The 2006 ICC Champions Trophy was a One Day International Cricket tournament held in India from 7 October to 5 November 2006 Rikki Clarke (born 29 September 1981 in Orsett, Essex) is an English Cricketer currently playing for Warwickshire. James William Murray "Jamie" Dalrymple (born 21 January 1981 in Nairobi) is a Kenyan born English Cricketer He is a right-handed batsman and Michael Howard Yardy (born November 27, 1980 in Pembury, Kent) is an English cricketer from Pembury in Kent Edmund Christopher Joyce (born 22 September 1978 is an Irish Cricketer who has played in the England cricket team, and was a member of the England squad in the He was named as a member of The Ashes tour party announced on 12 September 2006. The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. When Marcus Trescothick pulled out of the tour party for personal reasons, Cook was an immediate choice to replace him as opener alongside Andrew Strauss. In the third Ashes Test at the WACA Oval in Perth, he scored his first Ashes century in the 2nd innings to take the 3rd Test into the fifth day when it seemed that Australia would reclaim the Ashes by the end of the 4th day. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. He scored 116 from 288 balls before being caught by Adam Gilchrist off Glenn McGrath, having occupied the crease for over 6 hours. Adam Craig Gilchrist (born 14 November 1971 Nicknamed Gilly or Church, is a retired Australian international Cricketer -->He Glenn Donald McGrath AM (pronounced) (born 9 February 1970 in Dubbo New South Wales) nicknamed "Pigeon" is a former Australian cricket player This was his fourth Test century before turning 22, no England player had scored more than two. ^[6] On 28 December 2006 in Melbourne, Cook scored his thousandth Test run and in doing so joined Mark Taylor as the only other player in Test history to score 1000 runs in his maiden year. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Mark Anthony Taylor, AO (born 27 October 1964 in Leeton New South Wales; nicknamed "Tubby" or "Tubs" was an Australian Cricket

2007-2008

Cook was made captain of the MCC versus Sussex in the county season opener, he scored a century in the 1st innings. Sussex county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in Cricket goes back much further than that He scored centuries against Derbyshire and Northamptonshire before joining up with England. Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of In the 1st Test against the West Indies at Lord's Cook hit a century on the 1st day making 105 before falling early on the second day. Along with Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood and Matt Prior they became the first four batsmen for England since 1938 to score a hundred each in the same Test innings. Ian Ronald Bell MBE (born 11 April 1982 in Coventry, West Midlands) is an England Test Cricketer He also plays County Matthew James Prior (born 26 February 1982 is an English ODI and Test Cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Sussex. In the second innings, he hit 65 runs. In the third Test at Old Trafford Cook followed his 60 in the first innings with his sixth test century in the second, scoring 106.

Cook was chosen in the 14-man squad for the first four One Day Internationals in the seven match series against India. Although some commentators had suggested that one of Ian Bell or Cook should be dropped to allow Owais Shah to play,^[7] both were favoured and responded with maiden ODI centuries. Owais Alam Shah ( Urdu:) (born 22 October 1978 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan) is a Cricketer who plays for Middlesex and Cook opened with Matt Prior, starting slowly, reaching his first half century in ODIs off 74 balls, before going to make a century off 122 deliveries. He became the third highest scorer for the England side in the series, making 182 behind Bell's 422 and Collingwood's 274. Cook was the most successful English batsmen as England were defeated 1-0 in a three-Test series in Sri Lanka. Cook averaged 46. 33 with the bat, and was the only English batsman to record a century, scoring 118 in the 2nd innings of the drawn 3rd Test at Galle. ^[8]

On March 13, 2008 during the first day of the second Test against New Zealand at Wellington, Alastair became the youngest Englishman to reach 2000 test runs aged 23 years 73 days. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The English cricket team toured New Zealand for 3 Test matches 5 One-day Internationals and 2 Twenty20 Internationals between February and March 2008 On the third day he hit his first Test, and indeed international, six falling 1161 runs short of breaking the record for most Test runs without a six; it took him 2047 runs, 233 of them from boundaries, and seemed to be unintentional, a top edge taking it over the wicketkeeper^[9] and ending the chances of breaking the record held by Vijay Manjrekar who never hit a six in his Test career. Vijay Laxman Manjrekar ( Kannada: ವಿಜಯ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣ ಮಾಂಜ್ರೇಕರ) (born September 26, 1931 in Bombay;

Achievements

Awards

• NBC Denis Compton Award 2003
• NBC Denis Compton Award 2004
• NBC Denis Compton Award 2005
• NBC Denis Compton Award 2006
• PCA Young Cricketer of the Year 2005
• PCA Young Cricketer of the Year 2006

Test Centuries

• Cook has joined a list of select batsmen to have scored a significant number of Test centuries before turning 23 years of age. The NBC Denis Compton Award is an annual award given to 'The Most Promising Young Player' at each of the 18 English first-class counties. The NBC Denis Compton Award is an annual award given to 'The Most Promising Young Player' at each of the 18 English first-class counties. The NBC Denis Compton Award is an annual award given to 'The Most Promising Young Player' at each of the 18 English first-class counties. The NBC Denis Compton Award is an annual award given to 'The Most Promising Young Player' at each of the 18 English first-class counties. The Professional Cricketers' Association is the representative body of past and present first class Cricketers in England and Wales founded in 1967 The Professional Cricketers' Association is the representative body of past and present first class Cricketers in England and Wales founded in 1967 The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. Nāgpur ( Marathi: नागपुर is the largest city in central India (2001 Census and the second capital of the state of Maharashtra. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Records Test Highest team total: 609/6 dec by India against Zimbabwe in 2000/01 The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Old Trafford Cricket Ground, usually known as simply Old Trafford, is a Cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, an area of The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The WACA (pronounced wakka) is a sports Stadium in Perth Western Australia. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Old Trafford Cricket Ground, usually known as simply Old Trafford, is a Cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, an area of The Sri Lankan cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Sri Lanka. Galle (ගාල්ල in Sinhala; காலி in Tamil) (pronounced as one syllable in English gɔːl the same as "Gaul" and in Sinhalese Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Galle International Stadium is a Cricket stadium in Galle, Sri Lanka, situated near the Galle fort and fringed on two sides by the Cook achieved 7 centuries before his 23rd birthday in December 2007, the same number as Javed Miandad, and one fewer than Don Bradman and Sachin Tendulkar (8). Mohammad Javed Miandad Khan ( Urdu:) (born June 12, 1957 in Karachi, Pakistan) popularly known as Javed Miandad Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001 often referred to as The Don, was an Australian Cricketer widely

Test Records Against Each Opponents

Test Man Of The Match Awards

• 17th - 21st May 2007, Vs West Indies, scored 105 and 65.

Cook's Test match batting career, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line).

One-day International Centuries

One-day International Man Of The Match Awards

• 10th October 2007 Vs. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Rose Bowl is an English Cricket Stadium used for county and One Day International matches Sri Lanka, scored 80

Images

Cook batting for Essex

Cook in catching practice at Adelaide Oval with the England cricket team

Alastair Cook bowl. Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. jpg Cook practices his bowling at Adelaide Oval

Notes

References

• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 2004

External links

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