Wrong place, wrong time
Feb 21, 2017 All too many cricketers do not make it to the big leagues for reasons that are not to do with their performance on the field
Feb 21, 2017 All too many cricketers do not make it to the big leagues for reasons that are not to do with their performance on the field
Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Adelaide, 1st day
Nov 24, 2016 The father-son duo of Jimmy and Stephen Cook are tied to South Africa's cricketing history in a unique way
Jan 26, 2016 Plus: identical scores by openers in ODIs, and prolific bowling pairs
South Africa v England, 4th Test, Centurion, 1st day
Jan 22, 2016 Sat in the stands at Centurion, Jimmy Cook could understand what his son was going through but he had every faith that he would not be overawed
Nov 4, 2015 He faced South Africa's first ball in international cricket on readmission and their first ball in a home Test soon after. Unfortunately, it didn't go much further
South Africa news
Sep 1, 2015 Former South Africa opener Jimmy Cook has said that he is optimistic about the team's long-term future, despite the recent failures of the A team and Under-19 side
Clive Rice 1949-2015
Jul 28, 2015 He wanted to play against the best and show that he was among the best, as his admirers testify
Mar 5, 2014 Jimmy Cook, who coached a young Graeme Smith, talks about the extreme focus, technique, and ability to chatter about the game non-stop that marked his protege
Apr 20, 2012 During the apartheid years, playing on the county circuit was the only taste of big cricket many South Africans got. Circumstances have changed but plenty still make the annual trip north
Warriors v Lions, SuperSport series, East London
Oct 25, 2009 Stephen Cook has entered the record books after he made 390, the highest score in the history of South African first-class cricket, against Warriors in East London