Nick Cook (cricketer)

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Nick Cook
Personal information
Full name
Nicholas Grant Billson Cook
Born (1956-06-17) 17 June 1956 (age 67)
Leicester, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 501)11 August 1983 v New Zealand
Last Test24 August 1989 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 73)26 March 1984 v Pakistan
Last ODI22 October 1989 v Pakistan
Umpiring information
WTests umpired1 (2009)
WODIs umpired4 (2009–2012)
WT20Is umpired7 (2008–2016)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 15 3 356 223
Runs scored 179 3,138 491
Batting average 8.52 11.66 9.26
100s/50s 0/0 –/– 0/4 0/0
Top score 31 75 23
Balls bowled 4,174 144 64,463 10,077
Wickets 52 5 879 200
Bowling average 32.48 19.00 29.01 34.06
5 wickets in innings 4 0 31 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 4 0
Best bowling 6/65 2/18 7/34 4/22
Catches/stumpings 5/– 2/– 197/– 74/–
Source: CricInfo, 14 June 2021

Nicholas Grant Billson Cook (born 17 June 1956) is an English cricket umpire and former player who appeared in 15 Tests and three ODIs between 1983 and 1989.[1] A slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler and a lower order right-handed batsman, he played first-class and List A cricket from 1978 to 1994. He is currently an ECB appointed umpire on the professional circuit. He was born in Leicester and attended Lutterworth Grammar School.

Cook made his international debut against

Pakistan at Karachi.[5] As of 2022, these remain the best Test match figures ever taken by a visiting bowler in Pakistan, and he holds the record for the most Test wickets by an English bowler in Pakistan.[6]

However, Cook's next 11 Tests, spread over a period of five years, fetched him 20 wickets at an average of 56.75. He had more success as a bowler against Pakistan and New Zealand than against

New Zealand, he never again finished on the winning side in Test matches.[8]

In the domestic game, Cook played for

in 1987, but five years later also featured on the winning side in the final of the latter tournament.

Since retiring from the game, Cook has become an umpire and in November 2008, was promoted to the ECB full list for the 2009 season.

References

  1. ^ "Nick Cook". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  2. ^ "England v New Zealand 1983". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Essex v Leicestershire at Chelmsford 10,11,12 August 1983". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  4. ^ "3rd Test: England v New Zealand at Lord's, Aug 11-15, 1983". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
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  6. ^ "Statistics / Test Matches / Bowling Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Statistics / NGB Cook/ One Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Statistics / NGB Cook/ Test Matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2022.