Simon Cook (born January 15, 1977) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ...

Cook initially played in 1996 for Cumnor before a year later being picked up by Middlesex along with Andrew Strauss. Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named after the historic county of Middlesex in which their home ground, Lords Cricket Ground in London, is located. ... Andrew John Strauss MBE, born in Johannesburg, South Africa on 2 March 1977, is a member of the England cricket team. ...

Cook would be inhibited from playing for a time, with shin splints and stress fractures delaying his progress. He was restricted to only seven first-class performances in 2000, and when his mentor Angus Fraser left two years later, Cook helped to continue the tide of wickets, recording his best figures of 8 for 63, and finishing just shy of 50 wickets for the season. In 2004 he scored 39 wickets in the National League, equalling the record of Adam Hollioake. Angus Robert Charles Fraser (born 8 August 1965, in Billinge, Lancashire) was an English cricketer. ... Adam John Hollioake (born 5 September 1971 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) was an all-round cricketer. ...

He signed a contract with Kent at the end of 2004 and has become a regular first teamer mostly taking the new ball and sometimes acting as a night watchman. Kent County Cricket Club is an English county cricket club based at Canterbury, Kent. ...

External links

• Simon Cook at Cricinfo