Alastair Cook— Batsman
Alastair Cook is a former specialist batsman from England, no longer playing international cricket.
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🌍INTERNATIONAL CAREER
With the ball: 1 Test wicket, with best figures of 1/6.
| Format | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | Wkts | Bowl Avg | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | 4 | 61 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| ODI | 92 | 3,204 | — | — | 5 | 19 | — | — | — |
| Test | 161 | 12,472 | — | — | 33 | 57 | 1 | 0.00 | — |
📋PLAYER OVERVIEW
Alastair Cook is a former England specialist batsman who played international cricket from 2006 to 2018, across 257 international matches.
The career adds up to 15,737 international runs with 38 hundreds and 1 international wickets. Most of it came in Test cricket (161 matches). Every format is broken down below.
🧠ALASTAIR COOK TRIVIA
- Allan Border once held the world record for most consecutive Test matches played, appearing in 153 straight Tests for Australia between 1979 and 1994. Which England batsman eventually broke this streak record in 2018?
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Alastair Cook - Alastair Cook retired from international cricket in 2018 as England's all-time leading Test run-scorer. Approximately how many Test runs did he finish with?
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12,472 - Alastair Cook retired as England's leading Test run-scorer of all time in 2018, at which venue did he play his final Test?
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The Oval, London - Alastair Cook scored a century in his very last Test innings in 2018. Had he also scored a century on Test debut, making him one of the few players to score hundreds in both his first and last Tests?
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Yes, he scored a century on Test debut against India in 2006
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What are Alastair Cook's international cricket career stats?▾
Alastair Cook has international career data across T20I, ODI, Test. Alastair Cook's best batting format is Test: 12,472 runs in 161 matches.
How many Test wickets does Alastair Cook have?▾
Alastair Cook has taken 1 wickets in Test cricket in 161 matches. Best bowling: 1/6.
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