Colin Cooke

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Colin Cooke
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Born (1947-11-21) 21 November 1947 (age 76)
Harrisville, Queensland, Australia
Source: Cricinfo, 1 October 2020

Colin Cooke (born 21 November 1947) is an Australian cricketer who was a pace bowler. He played in five first-class matches for Queensland in 1977. [1]

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Cricket career

Cooke began his cricket career in Ipswich first representing the Ipswich team in 1963 when he was just fifteen. [2] He later played for Valley in Brisbane Grade Cricket and was a member of their 1972-73 and 1973-74 One-Day premiership sides and 1974-75 First-grade premiership side. He played 145 games for the club taking 328 wickets at an average of 20.57 in total. [3]

Cooke made his First-class debut for Queensland in January 1977 and took 4 for 59 despite bowling with an injured ankle. [4] He played in five matches total in the 1976-77 season taking 17 wickets at an average of 30.35 and scoring just 2 runs at an average of 0.66, [5] and in the 1977-78 season he played one List-A game in which he did not take any wickets or score any runs which was his last time representing Queensland. [6]

Cooke has remained an active cricketer into later life and in 2011 he was selected in the first Australian Over-60s squad to tour the UK playing two Over-60s "Test" matches against England and one against Wales. [7] In 2018 he represented Australia in an Over-70s series against England which Australia won. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Colin Cooke". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ipswich to battle Brisbane in cricket match to mark a longstanding rivalry". ABC News. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Valley District Cricket Club: ONE HUNDRED & NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENT 2018/2019" (PDF). Valley Cricket. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Kiwis humiliate Aussies". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. Port Moresby, PNG. 31 January 1977. p. 14. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Queensland Australian First-Class Season 1976/77: Averages". Cricinfo. n.d. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Gillette Cup 1977/78: Averages - Queensland". Cricinfo. n.d. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "History of Seniors Cricket". Veterans Cricket ACT. n.d. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Aussies claim over-70s series win". Veterans Cricket ACT. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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