Geoff Cook

Geoff Cook (born Geoffrey Cook, 9 October 1951 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire)[1] is a former English cricketer, who played in seven Tests and six ODIs from 1981 to 1983. Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, stated "A player held in great respect by his fellow professionals, Cook got his big chance when the first rebel tour went to South Africa in 1982, but he was unable to convert his consistent county form into Test success".[1]

Geoff Cook

Geoff Cook at Delhi Private School, Dubai in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Geoffrey Cook
Born	(1951-10-09) 9 October 1951 Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1971–1990	Northamptonshire
1978–1981	Eastern Province
1991–1995	Durham
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC OD Matches 7 6 460 377 Runs scored 203 106 23,277 8,705 Batting average 15.61 17.66 31.97 26.78 100s/50s 0/2 0/0 37/112 4/53 Top score 66 32 203 130 Balls bowled 42 – 1,238 12 Wickets – – 15 0 Bowling average – – 31.97 – 5 wickets in innings – – 0 – 10 wickets in match – – 0 – Best bowling – – 3/47 – Catches/stumpings 9/– 2/– 419/3 157/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 July 2009

Career

In county cricket he played for Northamptonshire where, along with Robin Boyd-Moss, he achieved a second wicket partnership of 344, which remains a Northamptonshire record. Cook played thirteen Test innings but only twice passed 50. He later moved to Durham, when they gained first-class status, becoming their first county captain. After running the county's youth Academy, he was appointed first team coach in March 2007, following Martyn Moxon's resignation. Under Cook's guidance, Durham won their first major title in the club's history at Lord's in 2007, and went on to win the County Championship for the first time in 2008, and again in 2009. In June 2013 Cook suffered a heart attack.[2] He completed the season and won the County Championship for a third time with Durham in 2013.[3] Cook was subsequently replaced full-time as first team coach by Jon Lewis, moving into a youth development role.[4]

He has been both chairman and secretary of the Professional Cricketers' Association.[1]

Personal life

Cook has one daughter, Anna, and a son named Andrew.

References

1. Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 42. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
2. "Durham coach Geoff Cook to return to work after heart attack". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
3. Gibson, Richard. "Durham's Paul Collingwood dedicates third county title to Geoff Cook". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
4. "Durham appoint Jon Lewis as Geoff Cook takes new youth role". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2013.