Jimmy Cook: Biography, Age, Height, Achievements, Family, and Career Statistics

Jimmy Cook was a great opening batsman who spent most of his career during the end of the apartheid government. This was bad for him because it happened at the same time that the dictatorship was coming to an end. When he finally made his long-awaited debut on the international stage, he was almost 40 years old and way past his best.

His career started to take off when he moved from the middle of the order to the top for Transvaal. He broke almost every domestic record for his province. When he finally got a chance to play overseas with Somerset, he showed how good he was by scoring a lot of runs: more than 7,500 in three summers, including 28 hundred. All these things were on top of the fact that he played for Somerset.

When South Africa returned to the international scene, he was not chosen for the team. However, in 1992–1993, he played his first test match against India. He was South Africa’s best player when they played against rebel touring teams. But by that time, he was already struggling against fast bowlers, and his fielding, which had been great when he was young, was starting to fail him. He never lost his drive and led Transvaal well in his later years. He tried coaching twice, first as the director of coaching for the UCBSA and then with Hampshire, where he failed and was fired in 2002. He was let go. As a coach at Johannesburg’s King Edward School, he was responsible for Graeme Smith’s overall growth. After that, he worked as a coach and eventually became the Highveld Lions’ batting coach.

Biography of Jimmy Cook

1. Real Name: Stephen James Cook
2. Other/Nickname: SJ Cook
3. Profession: Cricketer
4. Famous for: Aggressive
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6. Net Worth: $5 Million
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10. Twitter Handle: @Jimmycookca

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Personal Life:

1. Date Of Birth: Jul 31Jul 31, 1953
2. Place Of Birth: Johannesburg, South Africa
3. Nationality: South African
4. Hometown: Johannesburg, South Africa 
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• Other Hobbies:  Golf, Fishing, and Reading

Career Statistics-

Test Debut: vs. India at Kingsmead, Nov 13Nov 13, 1992

ODI Debut:  vs. India at Eden Gardens, Nov 10Nov 10, 1991

T20 Debut: N/A

IPL Debut: N/A

Achievements –

• When he was 19, he played his first game for Transvaal against Natal in Johannesburg and scored 54 runs. Since then, he has scored over 8,000 runs in the Currie Cup, averaging over 43 per game.

Here are some lesser-known facts about Jimmy Cook

• After his retirement, Cook became the director of coaching for the UCBSA, and in 2002, he failed with Hampshire. He coached Graeme Smith at Johannesburg’s King Edward School.
• Stephen James Cook, a South African footballer and cricketer participated in three Tests and four ODIs between 1991 and 1993. Stephen Cook is a member of Gauteng and Proteas. He played football for Wits University and competed in the 1978 Mainstay Cup Final while pursuing a degree in education.

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