Full name Stephen Craig Cook
Born November 29, 1982, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 38 years 51 days
Major teams South Africa, Gauteng, Lions, South Africa A
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relation Father - SJ Cook
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 11 | 19 | 0 | 632 | 117 | 33.26 | 1402 | 45.07 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
First-class | 229 | 422 | 33 | 15396 | 390 | 39.57 | 48 | 60 | 137 | 0 | ||||
List A | 170 | 165 | 12 | 5874 | 127* | 38.39 | 7487 | 78.45 | 11 | 42 | 31 | 0 | ||
T20s | 23 | 23 | 0 | 554 | 66 | 24.08 | 465 | 119.13 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 11 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 0 | - | - | - | 8.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 229 | 822 | 485 | 11 | 3/42 | 3/42 | 44.09 | 3.54 | 74.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
List A | 170 | 243 | 248 | 6 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 41.33 | 6.12 | 40.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | South Africa v England at Centurion, Jan 22-26, 2016 scorecard |
Last Test | New Zealand v South Africa at Wellington, Mar 16-18, 2017 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class debut | 2000/01 |
Last First-class | Gauteng v KwaZulu-Natal at Johannesburg, Mar 28-30, 2019 scorecard |
List A debut | 2001/02 |
Last List A | Gauteng v Eastern Province at Johannesburg, Feb 24, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Lions v Eastern Cape at Potchefstroom, Apr 23, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20s | North West v Gauteng at Potchefstroom, Sep 3, 2017 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
16, 62* | Gauteng | v KZ-Natal | Johannesburg | 28 Mar 2019 | FC |
0, 5 | Gauteng | v Border | Johannesburg | 14 Mar 2019 | FC |
12 | Gauteng | v E. Province | Johannesburg | 24 Feb 2019 | LA |
2, 60 | Gauteng | v E. Province | Johannesburg | 21 Feb 2019 | FC |
27 | Gauteng | v Boland | Paarl | 17 Feb 2019 | LA |
135 | Gauteng | v Boland | Paarl | 14 Feb 2019 | FC |
19 | Gauteng | v W Province | Johannesburg | 10 Feb 2019 | LA |
0, 7 | Gauteng | v W Province | Johannesburg | 7 Feb 2019 | FC |
21, 0/0, 28 | Lions | v Warriors | Potchefstroom | 28 Jan 2019 | FC |
49, 4 | Lions | v Knights | Bloemfontein | 21 Jan 2019 | FC |
With textbook technique and a temperament to match, Stephen Cook seemed an obvious candidate for international honours from an early age but ended up being a late bloomer, much like his father Jimmy. Cook was schooled at the King Edward VII School, two years below Graeme Smith and the pair occasionally opened the batting together. While Smith was aggressive and unorthodox in his approach, Cook was as correct as they come, with a serene cover drive and a confident pull shot in his repertoire.