Name:

Cook, Stephen Craig

Date of Birth:

29 Nov 1982

Gender:

Male

Place of Birth:

Johannesburg

Career:

First Class: 2000 - current
Test: 2016 - current

Teams:

South Africa (Country)

Cook, Amla tons give South Africa the edge : 4th Test, Day 1 (Centurion)

Classically correct opening batsman

Stephen Cook was born on 29 Nov 1982 at Johannesburg. He is a right handed opening batsman who made his first class debut in 2000 for Gauteng.

In 2010 he scored 390 runs in a single innings, surpassing several South African and international first-class cricket records, and was included in the South Africa A squad. At the age of 33, he forced his way into the Test team in the 4th Test against England in 2016 where he made a century on debut.

He is the son of Jimmy Cook who played in South Africa's first Test after re-admission in 1992.

Source: CricketCrowd Staff Reporter