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Full name Geoffrey Cook
Born October 9, 1951, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire
Current age 57 years 44 days
Major teams England,Durham,Eastern Province,Northamptonshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Height
6 ft 0 in
Education Middlesborough High School
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
7
13
0
203
66
15.61
529
38.37
0
2
20
0
9
0
ODIs
6
6
0
106
32
17.66
261
40.61
0
0
6
0
2
0
First-class
460
793
65
23277
203
31.97
37
112
419
3
List A
377
353
28
8705
130
26.78
4
53
157
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
7
3
42
27
0
-
-
-
3.85
-
0
0
0
ODIs
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
460
1238
806
15
3/47
53.73
3.90
82.5
0
0
List A
377
12
10
0
-
-
-
5.00
-
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (PSS), Feb 17-21, 1982 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 2-7, 1983 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
India v England at Ahmedabad, Nov 25, 1981 scorecard
Last ODI
Australia v England at Brisbane, Jan 16, 1983 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1971 - 1990
List A span
1972 - 1992
Profile
Though a very able county opening batsman, Geoff Cook's main contribution to English cricket has been as an administrator and coach. Having been instrumental in improving the lot of the county pro through his diligent work as secretary and chairman of the Cricketer's Association, in 1991 he returned to his native north-east as Director of Cricket for Durham's maiden season as a first-class county. He 2007 he was named coach and guided the club to their first silverware, the Friends Provident Trophy. However, better followed the following season when Durham secured the Championship with victory against Kent. "I think this is probably my proudest achievement," he said.
In common with several other players of his generation, Cook's England chance came about as a result of the ban imposed on the 1982 rebel tourists to S.Africa. He never really seized this opportunity, being unable to transfer his consistent county form to the big stage. As coach, it was a different story.
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