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Alastair Cook
Country: EnglandDate of Birth: December 25, 1984
Place of Birth: Gloucester
Batting Style: Left Handed
Bowling Style: Right-arm Slow
Skill: Batsman
Teams Played: England
Batting Performance
| M | Inn | No | Runs | HS | 100s | 50s | Avg | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 72 | 125 | 7 | 5868 | 294 | 19 | 26 | 49.73 | 49.07 |
| ODI | 41 | 41 | 2 | 1458 | 119 | 2 | 10 | 37.38 | 78.98 |
| T20s | 4 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 15.25 | 112.96 |
| IPL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling & Fielding Performance
| M | Overs | Runs | Mdns | Wkts | Avg | Best | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 72 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 |
| ODI | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| T20s | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| IPL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Career Performance
| First Match | Last Match | |
|---|---|---|
| Tests | March 1, 2006 v India at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur | August 18, 2011 v India at The Oval, London |
| ODIs | June 28, 2006 v Sri Lanka at Old Trafford, Manchester | October 25, 2011 v India at Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| T20s | June 28, 2007 v West Indies at The Oval, London | November 15, 2009 v South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion |
| IPL | -- | -- |
Profile
Alastair Cook is a stylish left-handed batsman from England. He holds the rare feat of scoring a Test ton on debut. The youngster achieved the milestone in his first Test match against India at Nagpur. In the absence of Marcus Trescothick, the opener has cemented his place in the English side with some impressive knocks. The Essex batsman is a product of the England under-19 system. Cook is a batsman who is mentally very strong and someone who is gifted with the ability to convert fifties into big scores. The southpaw's major scoring areas are through the cover-point region and he likes to work hard for each run. One major flaw though was his fielding as he let many balls go by him with some futile efforts in the in-field. In time though, he worked on his fielding and has since pouched some beauties in the field. In June 2006, he made his ODI debut and though he does not seem as comfortable in the 50-over format he has managed to maintain a decent average of 30. His sharp technique was put to the test in the 2006-07 Ashes series by Warne and McGrath but he proved to live up to his class.He scored his sixth Test ton before he reached the age of 23 and was close behind batting greats Don Bradman and Sachin Tendulkar who both scored eight Test tons before reaching 23. He became the youngest England batsman to pass 2000 Test runs in 2008. However, his ODI consistency has begun to waver in recent times and faster players like Ravi Bopara and Owais Shah are beginning to give him solid competition for his spot in the 50 and 20-over formats of the game. He remains solid at the top of the order and has found a perfect companion in England skipper Andrew Strauss in the Test arena though and their 196-run opening stand (which was the highest opening partnership at Lord's in the second Ashes Test in July 2009) is proof of that.
