Cook started out in the New South Wales Under-17's team in the 1988/89 season and later travelled to England where he first played league cricket in 1993 and became engaged to English woman.[1]
Cook was taken on by Leicestershire Second XI in 1997, and Derbyshire Second XI in 1998. The next year, Jeff Cook moved on to yet another county, and played for the Northamptonshire Second XI for a season before being promoted into the first team in 2000, receiving his County Cap in 2003. He played 144 matches for Northamptonshire, making a particular impact in the One-day competitions for his team, before leaving the club in 2004.
Following his retirement from professional cricket and return to Australia, Cook discovered he was of KamilaroiAustralian Aboriginal descent.[1]
Cook captained the New South Wales Aboriginal cricket side at the 2006 Imparja Cup and played for the New South Wales Country team from 2007 to 2009, including captaining the side in 2008/09.[1]
^ abcdeArgent, P. & Hunt, G. "Impressive Career", Koori Mail, 14 January 2009 p. 88
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jeffrey, cook, cricketer, jeffrey, william, cook, born, february, 1972, professional, cricket, player, played, primarily, northamptonshire, jeff, cookpersonal, informationfull, namejeffrey, william, cookborn, 1972, february, 1972, sydney, south, wales, austral. Jeffrey William Cook born 2 February 1972 was a professional cricket player who played primarily for Northamptonshire Jeff CookPersonal informationFull nameJeffrey William CookBorn 1972 02 02 2 February 1972 age 50 Sydney New South Wales AustraliaBattingLeft handedBowlingRight arm mediumRoleBatsmanDomestic team informationYearsTeam2000 2004Northamptonshire2007 2009New South Wales CountryCareer statisticsCompetition FC OD T20Matches 55 83 6Runs scored 2 378 1 717 35Batting average 29 35 25 25 5 83100s 50s 3 13 2 6 0 0Top score 137 130 18Balls bowled 2 649 1 589 36Wickets 36 48 1Bowling average 38 63 28 25 60 005 wickets in innings 1 0 010 wickets in match 0 0 0Best bowling 5 31 4 35 1 24Catches stumpings 20 22 3 Source CricInfo 27 July 2009Cook started out in the New South Wales Under 17 s team in the 1988 89 season and later travelled to England where he first played league cricket in 1993 and became engaged to English woman 1 Cook was taken on by Leicestershire Second XI in 1997 and Derbyshire Second XI in 1998 The next year Jeff Cook moved on to yet another county and played for the Northamptonshire Second XI for a season before being promoted into the first team in 2000 receiving his County Cap in 2003 He played 144 matches for Northamptonshire making a particular impact in the One day competitions for his team before leaving the club in 2004 In 2001 Cook acted as a substitute fielder for England in a Test match against Pakistan at Lord s Cricket Ground as a substitute fielder in the absence of injured England captain Nasser Hussain 1 Following his retirement from professional cricket and return to Australia Cook discovered he was of Kamilaroi Australian Aboriginal descent 1 Cook captained the New South Wales Aboriginal cricket side at the 2006 Imparja Cup and played for the New South Wales Country team from 2007 to 2009 including captaining the side in 2008 09 1 Cook currently works as New South Wales Cricket Association s northern New South Wales Regional Cricket Manager 1 References Edit a b c d e Argent P amp Hunt G Impressive Career Koori Mail 14 January 2009 p 88External links EditFamous Aboriginal athletes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jeffrey Cook cricketer amp oldid 1056735842, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
