Alastair Cook
85England · OP · 2006 to 2014 · on scorecards: AN Cook
BATTING
- Matches
- 92
- Innings
- 92
- Runs
- 3204
- Average
- 36.4
- Strike rate
- 77.13
- High score
- 137
- 100s / 50s
- 5 / 19
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 36 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 3
CAREER IN BRIEF
Alastair Cook played 92 ODIs for England in CricArcade's archive, from 2006 to 2014. The first came against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford, with a score of 39, and the last against Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium in 2014.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 2,502 runs at 38.5 in 69 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 137 from 142 balls against Pakistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in 2012, in a match England won. In all: 5 hundreds, 19 fifties.
At home the average was 35.6 across 49 ODIs; away it was 32.8 across 39 ODIs. The most runs came against India: 822 runs at 31.6 in 27 ODIs. Kennington Oval was the most frequent ground, with 9 ODIs and 254 runs at 28.2. Alastair Cook captained England in 69 ODIs, winning 36 and losing 30. The scorecards record 7 player-of-the-match awards. England won 44 of the ODIs Alastair Cook played and lost 44.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 92 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 | 142 | Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 2012 | Won |
| 119 | 143 | Sri Lanka | Lord's | 2011 | Lost |
| 112 | 120 | West Indies | Kennington Oval | 2012 | Won |
| 102 | 126 | India | The Rose Bowl | 2007 | Won |
| 102 | 121 | Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 2012 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 27 | 822 | 31.62 | 1/6 |
| Sri Lanka | 23 | 809 | 38.52 | 1/4 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 464 | 35.69 | 0/4 |
| Australia | 10 | 319 | 31.90 | 0/1 |
| South Africa | 6 | 89 | 17.80 | 0/1 |
| West Indies | 5 | 178 | 35.60 | 1/0 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 323 | 80.75 | 2/1 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 156 | 52.00 | 0/2 |
| Scotland | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 49 | 1,600 | 35.56 | 3/8 |
| Away | 39 | 1,281 | 32.85 | 0/10 |
| Neutral | 4 | 323 | 80.75 | 2/1 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23 | 702 | 30.52 | 1/3 |
| 2010s | 69 | 2,502 | 38.49 | 4/16 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennington Oval | 9 | 254 | 28.22 | 1/1 |
| Lord's | 8 | 257 | 32.13 | 1/0 |
| Edgbaston | 6 | 156 | 26.00 | 0/1 |
| The Rose Bowl | 5 | 216 | 54.00 | 1/1 |
| Trent Bridge | 5 | 208 | 52.00 | 0/2 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 5 | 172 | 34.40 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Sri Lanka, 2006 at Old Trafford
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2014 at R Premadasa Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 25 December 1984
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm slow
- Balls faced (career)
- 4,154
- Ducks
- 7
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 71.8
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 83.1
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 86.6
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 50.3
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 45.1
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 4,134 balls faced in that period.
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