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]
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| Full name | Samuel James Cook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 25) Chelmsford, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016–2017 | Loughborough MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Essex (squad no. 16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 31 March 2016 Loughborough MCCU v Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 17 May 2018 Essex v Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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