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Full name Nicholas Grant Billson Cook
Born June 17, 1956, Leicester
Current age 56 years 342 days
Major teams England, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire
Nickname Beast, Rag'ead
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Other Umpire
Height 6 ft 0 in
Education Lutterworth High
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 15 | 25 | 4 | 179 | 31 | 8.52 | 759 | 23.58 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| ODIs | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 356 | 365 | 96 | 3137 | 75 | 11.66 | 0 | 4 | 197 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 223 | 89 | 36 | 491 | 23 | 9.26 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 15 | 25 | 4174 | 1689 | 52 | 6/65 | 11/83 | 32.48 | 2.42 | 80.2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| ODIs | 3 | 3 | 144 | 95 | 5 | 2/18 | 2/18 | 19.00 | 3.95 | 28.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 356 | 64460 | 25507 | 879 | 7/34 | 29.01 | 2.37 | 73.3 | 31 | 4 | |||
| List A | 223 | 10077 | 6812 | 200 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 34.06 | 4.05 | 50.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | England v New Zealand at Lord's, Aug 11-15, 1983 scorecard |
| Last Test | England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 24-29, 1989 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Pakistan v England at Karachi, Mar 26, 1984 scorecard |
| Last ODI | England v Pakistan at Cuttack, Oct 22, 1989 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1978-1994 |
| List A span | 1979-1994 |
Nick Cook was a slow left-armer who showed rare penetration for a modern-day English finger-spinner. Cook only made his debut, against New Zealand at Lord's in 1983, because Phil Edmonds ricked his back getting out of a car, but he didn't look back. He took 5 for 35 in his first innings, and four five-fors in his first four Tests (by contrast, John Emburey took six in 64 Tests), including two against Pakistan in Karachi in 1983-84 on his way to match figures of 11 for 83. But after taking 32 wickets at an average of 17 in those four Tests, he was impotence personified: his last 11 Tests brought 20 wickets at an average of 57. Cook was also the bowler when England surrendered the Ashes in 1989 - David Boon swept him to seal victory at Old Trafford. He subsequently became an umpire.
Martin Williamson
- Bodenham promoted to first-class list (Nov 10, 2008)
- Umpire Steve Garratt appointed by ECB (Nov 8, 2007)
- Nick Cook urges Panesar to stay grounded (Aug 7, 2007)
- The XI last-minute call-ups (Apr 18, 2006)
May 2, 2001
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Nick Cook
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