Full Name
Samuel James Cook
Born
4 August 1997
Place Of Birth
Chelmsford, Essex
Country
England
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium-fast
Samuel Cook
Samuel Cook
Samuel James Cook
Samuel James Cook (born 4 August 1997) is an English right-arm medium-fast bowler and key member of the Trent Rockets in The Hundred. Known for his exceptional control and swing for Essex County Cricket Club (since 2017), he is a multi-time County Champion. He debuted for England in Tests in May 2025 against Zimbabwe.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex vs Leicestershire · Match 26 | First Class | May 15, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Essex vs Hampshire · Match 21 | First Class | May 8, 2026 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 |
| Surrey vs Essex · Match 15 | First Class | April 24, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Warwickshire vs Essex · Match 12 | First Class | April 17, 2026 | 33 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 46.48 |
| Essex vs Somerset · Match 6 | First Class | April 10, 2026 | 18 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Sussex vs Essex · 48th Match | First Class | July 22, 2025 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21.43 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex vs Leicestershire · Match 26 | First Class | May 15, 2026 | 29.4 | 9 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2.93 |
| Essex vs Hampshire · Match 21 | First Class | May 8, 2026 | 29 | 5 | 108 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.72 |
| Surrey vs Essex · Match 15 | First Class | April 24, 2026 | 29 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.14 |
| Warwickshire vs Essex · Match 12 | First Class | April 17, 2026 | 33.5 | 10 | 96 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2.87 |
| Essex vs Somerset · Match 6 | First Class | April 10, 2026 | 26 | 6 | 112 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.31 |
| Hampshire vs Essex · Match 2 | First Class | April 3, 2026 | 20 | 8 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Championship Division One 2026 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 3, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 53 | 136 | 8 | 0 | 38.97 |
| Pakistan A vs England Lions in UAE 2026 | T20 | Feb 20, 2026 - Mar 9, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| The Hundred Mens 2025 | T100 | Aug 5, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vitality Blast 2025 | T20 | May 29, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Zimbabwe tour of England 2025 | TEST | May 22, 2025 - May 25, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| County Championship Division One 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 4, 2025 - Sep 27, 2025 | 42 | 144 | 5 | 0 | 29.17 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Championship Division One 2026 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 3, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 167.3 | 43 | 520 | 27 | 5/58 | 3.10 |
| The Hundred Mens 2025 | T100 | Aug 5, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 17.3 | 1 | 179 | 7 | 2/17 | 10.23 |
| Vitality Blast 2025 | T20 | May 29, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025 | 21.2 | 0 | 216 | 3 | 2/25 | 10.13 |
| Zimbabwe tour of England 2025 | TEST | May 22, 2025 - May 25, 2025 | 31 | 4 | 119 | 1 | 1/72 | 3.84 |
| County Championship Division One 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 4, 2025 - Sep 27, 2025 | 188.1 | 40 | 563 | 16 | 4/44 | 2.99 |
| Abu Dhabi T10 League 2024 | T10 | Nov 21, 2024 - Dec 2, 2024 | 12 | 0 | 124 | 4 | 3/18 | 10.33 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 99 | 27 | 65 | 67 | 18 | 6.5000 | 97.0100 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 15 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 5.6600 | 77.2700 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 97 | 112 | 864 | 2043 | 49 | 10.9300 | 42.2900 | 33 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 1 | 2 | 31.00 | 186 | 119 | 1 | 119.0000 | 3.8300 | 186.0000 | 1/72 | 1/119 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 99 | 97 | 316.30 | 1899 | 2793 | 102 | 27.3800 | 8.8200 | 18.6000 | 4/15 | 4/15 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 15 | 15 | 125.00 | 750 | 599 | 17 | 35.2300 | 4.7900 | 44.1000 | 3/37 | 3/37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 97 | 170 | 2635.50 | 15815 | 7097 | 343 | 20.6900 | 2.6900 | 46.1000 | 7/23 | 12/65 | 12 | 15 | 4 |
Matches
Major Teams Represented
- Current Teams: Essex (since 2017), Welsh Fire (2026) , England
- Past Teams: Trent Rockets (2022-2025), Loughborough MCCU (2016-2017), Joburg Super Kings (2023/24), Chennai Brave Jaguars, UAE Bulls
International Debut
- Test Match: 22–24 May 2025 vs Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge.
Domestic And Franchise Debuts
- First-class: 31 March 2016 for Loughborough MCCU vs Surrey.
- List A: 17 May 2018 for Essex vs Middlesex.
- Twenty20: 4 July 2018 for Essex vs Sussex.
- The Hundred: 2022 season for Trent Rockets.
Records & Awards
- Member of the 2017 County Championship winning side.
- Named Young Player of the Year at the 2018 Essex Cricket End of Season Awards.
- 2019 County Championship/T20 Blast winner, 2020 Bob Willis Trophy winner, 2020 Received Essex County Cap.
- Recognized for consistency, taking 50+ wickets in a season multiple times.
Statistics
- First-Class (FC): 93 Matches, 328 Wickets, Avg 20.64, Best 7/23
- List A (LA): 15 Matches, 17 Wickets, Avg 35.23, Best 3/37
- T20s: 98 Matches, 102 Wickets, Avg 27.16, Best 4/15
- The Hundred: 31 Matches, 22.36 Avg
