Sam Cook (cricketer, born 1997)

Sam Cook
Cook in 2024
Personal information
Full name
Samuel James Cook
Born (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997
Chelmsford, Essex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 719)22 May 2025 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–2017Loughborough MCCU
2017–presentEssex (squad no. 16)
2022–presentTrent Rockets
2023/24Joburg Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 1 90 15 89
Runs scored 807 17 65
Batting average 11.05 5.66 6.50
100s/50s –/– 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 49 6 18
Balls bowled 186 14,699 750 1,729
Wickets 1 322 17 93
Bowling average 119.00 20.16 35.23 27.22
5 wickets in innings 0 14 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 4 0 0
Best bowling 1/72 7/23 3/37 4/15
Catches/stumpings 0/– 21/– 1/– 24/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 June 2025

Samuel James Cook (born 4 August 1997) is an English cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 31 March 2016 for Loughborough MCCU against Surrey as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures. He played for Essex against the West Indies during their tour of England in August 2017. He was part of the 2017 County Championship winning Essex squad.

He made his List A debut for Essex in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup on 17 May 2018. He made his Twenty20 debut for Essex in the 2018 T20 Blast on 4 July 2018. In September 2020, in the final of the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy, Cook took a five-wicket haul. In April 2022, he was bought by the Trent Rockets for the 2022 season of The Hundred.

Cook played for England Lions against Australia in January 2025, and named in the senior squad for the Test match against Zimbabwe in May 2025.