Full Name

Nicholas Grant Billson Cook

Born

June 17, 1956, Leicester

Age

67y 276d

Nicknames

Beast, Rag'ead

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Slow Left arm Orthodox

Height

6ft

Education

Lutterworth High

Other

Umpire

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

Nick Cook Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests15254179318.5275923.580016050
ODIs3-----------20
FC3563659631377511.66--04--1970
List A2238936491239.26--00--740

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests152541741689526/6511/8332.482.4280.2141
ODIs331449552/182/1819.003.9528.8000
FC356-64460255078797/34-29.012.3773.3-314
List A223-1007768122004/224/2234.064.0550.3200

Umpire & Referee

FormatMatUmpireTV Umpire
WTests11-
WODIs44-
WT20Is77-
FC1761742
List A15414113
T20s18816820
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