Sam Cook (cricketer, born 1997)

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]

Sam Cook

Cook in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Samuel James Cook
Born	(1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 26) Chelmsford, Essex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
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
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 75 15 72 Runs scored 621 17 43 Batting average 10.52 5.66 6.14 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 49 6 18 Balls bowled 12,298 750 1,395 Wickets 275 17 81 Bowling average 19.48 35.23 24.97 5 wickets in innings 13 0 0 10 wickets in match 4 0 0 Best bowling 7/23 3/37 4/15 Catches/stumpings 14/– 1/– 20/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 April 2024

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

1. "Samuel Cook". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
2. "Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches, Surrey v Loughborough MCCU at The Oval, Mar 31–Apr 2, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
3. "Tour Test, West Indies tour of England at Chelmsford, Aug 1-Aug 3". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
4. "South Group, Royal London One-Day Cup at Radlett, May 17 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
5. "South Group (N), Vitality Blast at Chelmsford, Jul 4 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
6. "Eddie Byrom revels in 'career-best day' as Somerset edge into ascendancy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
7. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
8. "Back to School: Sam Cook heads to Barnes Farm - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
9. "Sam Cook". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
10. "Sam Cook: Essex's Under-The-Radar Linchpin Key To Title Bid". Wisden. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
11. "Essex heroes Porter and Cook share friendly footballing rivalry". West Ham United F.C. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

External links

• Sam Cook at ESPNcricinfo