Nick Cook (cricketer)

Nick Cook

Personal information
Full name	Nicholas Grant Billson Cook
Born	17 June 1956 (1956-06-17) (age 55) Leicester, England
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs
Matches	15	3
Runs scored	179	-
Batting average	8.52	-
100s/50s	-/-	-/-
Top score	31	-
Balls bowled	4174	144
Wickets	52	5
Bowling average	32.48	19.00
5 wickets in innings	4	-
10 wickets in match	1	n/a
Best bowling	6/65	2/18
Catches/stumpings	5/-	2/-
Source: [1], 1 January 2006

Nicholas "Nick" Grant Billson Cook (born 17 June 1956) is a former English cricketer who played in fifteen Tests and three ODIs from 1983 to 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 at Leicester.

Cook made his international debut against New Zealand and was a sensation. He picked up 32 wickets in his first four Tests, including four five-fors and a best bowling match return of 11 for 83 against Pakistan at Karachi.^[2] However Cook's next 11 Tests fetched him 20 wickets at an average of 56.75, and he was dropped. His total of 52 Test wickets were taken at an average of 32.48.

In the domestic game, Cook played for Leicestershire, before later moving to Northamptonshire.^[2]

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". www.cricketarchive.com. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/1/1731/1731.html. Retrieved 2011-09-29. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 42. ISBN 1-869833-21-X. 

Persondata
Name	Cook, Nick
Alternative names	Cook, Nicholas Grant Billson
Short description	English Test and County cricketer
Date of birth	17 June 1956
Place of birth	Leicester, England
Date of death
Place of death