Alastair Cook Quiz

Cook was named ICC Test Cricketer of the Year in 2011 after a prolific 12 months.

England won the 2018 series against India 4-1, with Cook scoring a farewell century.

Cook scored 3 double centuries in his Test career.

Cook became the youngest to reach 10,000 Test runs, beating Sachin Tendulkar’s record.

He was appointed full-time Test captain in 2012 following Andrew Strauss’s retirement.

Cook was a talented clarinet player and once considered a career in music.

Cook attended Bedford School, where he was a music scholar and cricket prodigy.

He scored centuries in both his debut and final Test matches.

Cook led England to a historic Test series win in India in 2012.

Cook was 21 years old when he made his Test debut in 2006.

Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Cook in his final Test innings in 2018.

Cook was knighted in 2019 for his services to cricket.

He finished his Test career with 12,254 runs — the most by any Englishman.

Cook retired from international cricket in 2018, ending with a century in his final Test.

Andrew Strauss was Cook’s most frequent opening partner before retiring in 2012.

Cook was a regular opener for England throughout his career.

Cook scored 33 Test centuries, the most by any English batsman.

Cook played his entire county cricket career for Essex.

Cook made his Test debut against India in 2006 in Nagpur, scoring a century.

Alastair Cook's highest Test score is 294, achieved against India at Edgbaston in 2011.