Jeffrey Cook (cricketer)
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Jeffrey William Cook was a professional cricket player who played primarily for Northamptonshire.
Cook started out in the New South Wales Under-17's team in the 1988/89 season and later travelled to England where he first played league cricket in 1993 and became engaged to English woman.
Cook was taken on by Leicestershire Second XI in 1997, and Derbyshire Second XI in 1998. The next year, Jeff Cook moved onto yet another county, and played for the Northamptonshire Second XI for a season before being promoted into the first team in 2000, receiving his County Cap in 2003. He played 144 matches for Northamptonshire, making a particular impact in the One-day competitions for his team, before leaving the club in 2004.
In 2001, Cook acted as a substitute fielder for England in a Test
match agsint Pakistan at Lord's Cricket Ground
as a substitute fielder in the absence of injured England captain Nasser Hussain
.
Following his retirement from professional cricket and return to Australia, Cook discovered he was of Kamilaroi
Australian Aboriginal descent.
Cook captained the New South Wales Aboriginal cricket side at the 2006 Imparja Cup
and played for the New South Wales Country team from 2007 to 2009, including captaining the side in 2008/09.
Cook currently works as New South Wales Cricket Association
's northern New South Wales Regional Cricket Manager.
Cook started out in the New South Wales Under-17's team in the 1988/89 season and later travelled to England where he first played league cricket in 1993 and became engaged to English woman.
Cook was taken on by Leicestershire Second XI in 1997, and Derbyshire Second XI in 1998. The next year, Jeff Cook moved onto yet another county, and played for the Northamptonshire Second XI for a season before being promoted into the first team in 2000, receiving his County Cap in 2003. He played 144 matches for Northamptonshire, making a particular impact in the One-day competitions for his team, before leaving the club in 2004.
In 2001, Cook acted as a substitute fielder for England in a Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
match agsint Pakistan at Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
as a substitute fielder in the absence of injured England captain Nasser Hussain
Nasser Hussain
Nasser Hussain OBE is a former Essex and England cricketer.Beginning his career in a strong Essex side in the late 1980s, he was an outstanding fielder and a stylish but inconsistent batsman. In first-class cricket from 1987 to 2004 Hussain scored 20,698 runs in 334 matches at an average of 42.06,...
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Following his retirement from professional cricket and return to Australia, Cook discovered he was of Kamilaroi
Kamilaroi
The Kamilaroi or Gamilaraay are an Indigenous Australian people who are from the area between Tamworth and Goondiwindi, and west to Narrabri, Walgett and Lightning Ridge, in northern New South Wales...
Australian Aboriginal descent.
Cook captained the New South Wales Aboriginal cricket side at the 2006 Imparja Cup
Imparja Cup
The Imparja Cup is an Australian cricket tournament based in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. The tournament is contested annually by teams of Indigenous Australian cricketers.-History:...
and played for the New South Wales Country team from 2007 to 2009, including captaining the side in 2008/09.
Cook currently works as New South Wales Cricket Association
New South Wales Cricket Association
The New South Wales Cricket Association is a sporting club who administer cricket in New South Wales, based at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Their trading name is Cricket NSW....
's northern New South Wales Regional Cricket Manager.