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| Full name | Samuel James Cook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 August 1997 Chelmsford, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Loughborough MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Essex (squad no. 16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Trent Rockets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | Joburg Super Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 31 March 2016 Loughborough MCCU v Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 17 May 2018 Essex v Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel James Cook (born 4 August 1997) is an English cricketer. [1] He made his first-class debut on 31 March 2016 for Loughborough MCCU against Surrey as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures. [2] He played for Essex against the West Indies during their tour of England in August 2017. He was part of the 2017 County Championship winning Essex squad. [3]
He made his List A debut for Essex in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup on 17 May 2018. [4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Essex in the 2018 T20 Blast on 4 July 2018. [5] In September 2020, in the final of the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy, Cook took a five-wicket haul. [6] In April 2022, he was bought by the Trent Rockets for the 2022 season of The Hundred. [7]
Personal life
He grew up in Chelmsford, Essex and attended Barnes Farm Junior School, [8] Great Baddow High School [9] and Loughborough University. [10] Cook is a supporter of Manchester United F.C. [11]
References
- ^ "Samuel Cook". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches, Surrey v Loughborough MCCU at The Oval, Mar 31–Apr 2, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Tour Test, West Indies tour of England at Chelmsford, Aug 1-Aug 3". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "South Group, Royal London One-Day Cup at Radlett, May 17 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "South Group (N), Vitality Blast at Chelmsford, Jul 4 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Eddie Byrom revels in 'career-best day' as Somerset edge into ascendancy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Back to School: Sam Cook heads to Barnes Farm - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Sam Cook". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Sam Cook: Essex's Under-The-Radar Linchpin Key To Title Bid". Wisden. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Essex heroes Porter and Cook share friendly footballing rivalry". West Ham United F.C. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2021.