Gordon Cooke
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Gordon Cooke is a former Irish cricketer, from Derry
, Northern Ireland
. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, he played 66 times for the Irish cricket team between 1994 and 2005.
He made his debut for Ireland on 11 June 1994, playing against Scotland
in a first-class
match. He played for Ireland in five more matches that year, and two matches in 1995 before being absent from the Irish team for two years. He returned to the team in May 1997 and remained an almost constant presence in the side until the European Championship
in 2000, which was to be his last game for Ireland until 2004, when he returned in that year's European Championship tournament. His last games for Ireland came in the 2005 ICC Trophy
, playing in the final as Ireland lost to Scotland. He has now retired from cricket.
Of his 66 matches for Ireland, five had first-class status and 18 had List A status. His other three List A matches were for Northern Ireland as part of the cricket tournament
at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
.
Derry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, he played 66 times for the Irish cricket team between 1994 and 2005.
He made his debut for Ireland on 11 June 1994, playing against Scotland
Scottish cricket team
The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...
in a first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match. He played for Ireland in five more matches that year, and two matches in 1995 before being absent from the Irish team for two years. He returned to the team in May 1997 and remained an almost constant presence in the side until the European Championship
European Cricket Championship
The European Cricket Championship is a group of various tournaments in which national cricket sides throughout Europe compete. The tournament is designed to encourage and develop the best players in countries where cricket is not a major sport and Europe's only Test cricket playing country,...
in 2000, which was to be his last game for Ireland until 2004, when he returned in that year's European Championship tournament. His last games for Ireland came in the 2005 ICC Trophy
2005 ICC Trophy
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, playing in the final as Ireland lost to Scotland. He has now retired from cricket.
Of his 66 matches for Ireland, five had first-class status and 18 had List A status. His other three List A matches were for Northern Ireland as part of the cricket tournament
Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Cricket was included in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia. This was the first—and, to date, only—time cricket has been played at a Commonwealth Games. Matches were played over 50 overs, and had List A status, although they were not full One Day Internationals...
at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...
.