Alastair Cook (England)
| Full Name: | Alastair Cook |
| Date of birth: | 25 / 12 / 1984 |
| Country: | England |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Batting style: | Left-hand |
| Bowling style: | Off break |
Latest News
- 02/01/11 - 'I don't crave the limelight of the captaincy'
- 26/12/10 - England tighten Ashes stranglehold
- 21/12/10 - Cook shrugs off Melbourne pitch switch
- 05/12/10 - Unstoppable KP racks up double-ton
- 04/12/10 - Marathon knocks no sweat for Cook
- 04/12/10 - Adelaide Five-fer: Day two
Career summary
- Test debut: v India, Nagpur, March 2006.
- ODI debut: v Sri Lanka, Old Trafford, June 2006.
- T20I debut: v West Indies, The Oval, June 2007.
- Captained England in the 2004 Under-19 World Cup, hitting two centuries in leading them to the semi-finals.
- A stylish left-handed opener, Cook scored 104 on Test debut in India. He was the 16th England batsman to make a ton on debut.
- Followed this up with centuries in the first two Tests against Pakistan in 2006, including his batting best of 127.
- Voted Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year in both 2005 and 2006.
- Struggled on the 2006/7 Ashes tour, but a battling century in Perth showed his qualities.
- Scored his sixth Test century, against the West Indies, when still only 22 years old. Only Sachin Tendulkar and Sir Don Bradman had more at the same age.
- Although primarily seen as a Test player, has been used as an opener in one-day cricket and remains on the fringes of the squad.
- With Andrew Strauss rested, Cook led England's tour of Bangladesh and captained the side to clean sweeps in both ODIs and Tests.
April 2010
Test Matches
| Career Span: | 2006-2012 |
| Matches: | 75 |
| Innings: | 131 |
| Not Outs: | 7 |
| Runs: | 6027 |
| Highest Score: | 294 |
| Average: | 48.6 |
| 50s: | 27 |
| 100s: | 19 |
| Ducks: | 3 |
| Pairs: | 0 |
| Caught Out: | 89 |
| Stumped Out: | 1 |
| Innings Bowled: | 1 |
| Overs: | 1.0 |
| Maidens: | 0 |
| Runs Conceded: | 1 |
| Wickets: | 0 |
| 5 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| 10 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| Average: | 0.0 |
| Economy Rate: | 1.0 |
| Best bowling in Innings: | 0/1 |
ODI Matches
| Career Span: | 2006-2011 |
| Matches: | 41 |
| Innings: | 41 |
| Not Outs: | 2 |
| Runs: | 1458 |
| Highest Score: | 119 |
| Average: | 37.38 |
| 50s: | 10 |
| 100s: | 2 |
| Ducks: | 4 |
| Pairs: | 0 |
| Caught Out: | 22 |
| Stumped Out: | 1 |
| Innings Bowled: | 0 |
| Overs: | 0 |
| Maidens: | 0 |
| Runs Conceded: | 0 |
| Wickets: | 0 |
| 5 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| 10 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| Average: | 0.0 |
| Economy Rate: | 0 |
| Best bowling in Innings: | 0 |
