Alistair Cook batting during his innings of 43 at Trent Bridge in the 4th. Test against Australia, where the home
side won by an innings and 78 runs to regain the Ashes. He thus became only the third England player to win the
Ashes as captain on three separate occasions. It was his 14th match versus Australia as England's captain.
As a player, Alastair Cook was the only England cricketer in history to be involved in over 50 Test victories.
| |
Date |
Test |
Venue |
1st |
2nd |
Ct |
Result |
| |
23/11/06 |
1 |
Brisbane |
11 |
43 |
0 |
lost by 277 runs |
| |
01/12/06 |
2 |
Adelaide |
27 |
9 |
0 |
lost by 6 wickets |
| |
14/12/06 |
3 |
Perth |
15 |
116 |
1 |
lost by 206 runs |
| |
26/12/06 |
4 |
Melbourne |
11 |
20 |
1 |
lost by an inns & 99 runs |
| |
02/01/07 |
5 |
Sydney |
20 |
4 |
0 |
lost by 10 wickets |
| |
08/07/09 |
1 |
Cardiff |
10 |
6 |
0 |
Match Drawn |
| |
16/07/09 |
2 |
Lord's |
95 |
32 |
3 |
won by 115 runs |
| |
30/07/09 |
3 |
Birmingham |
0 |
dnb |
0 |
Match Drawn |
| |
07/08/09 |
4 |
Leeds |
30 |
30 |
0 |
lost by an inns & 80 runs |
| |
20/08/09 |
5 |
The Oval |
10 |
9 |
4 |
won by 197 runs |
| |
25/11/10 |
1 |
Brisbane |
67 |
235* |
2 |
Match Drawn |
| |
03/12/10 |
2 |
Adelaide |
148 |
dnb |
2 |
won by an inns & 71 runs |
| |
16/12/10 |
3 |
Perth |
32 |
13 |
1 |
lost by 267 runs |
| |
26/12/10 |
4 |
Melbourne |
82 |
dnb |
0 |
won by an inns & 157 runs |
| |
03/01/11 |
5 |
Sydney |
189 |
dnb |
0 |
won by an inns & 83 runs |
| * |
10/07/13 |
1 |
Nottingham |
13 |
50 |
3 |
won by 14 runs |
| * |
18/07/13 |
2 |
Lord's |
12 |
8 |
1 |
won by 347 runs |
| * |
01/08/13 |
3 |
Manchester |
62 |
0 |
1 |
Match Drawn |
| * |
09/08/13 |
4 |
Durham |
51 |
22 |
2 |
won by 74 runs |
| * |
21/08/13 |
5 |
The Oval |
25 |
34 |
0 |
Match Drawn |
| * |
21/11/13 |
1 |
Brisbane |
13 |
65 |
3 |
lost by 381 runs |
| * |
05/12/13 |
2 |
Adelaide |
3 |
1 |
0 |
lost by 218 runs |
| * |
13/12/13 |
3 |
Perth |
72 |
0 |
1 |
lost by 150 runs |
| * |
26/12/13 |
4 |
Melbourne |
27 |
51 |
0 |
lost by 8 wickets |
| * |
03/01/14 |
5 |
Sydney |
7 |
7 |
3 |
lost by 281 runs |
| * |
08/07/15 |
1 |
Cardiff |
20 |
12 |
3 |
won by 169 runs |
| * |
16/07/15 |
2 |
Lord's |
96 |
11 |
1 |
lost by 405 runs |
| * |
29/07/15 |
3 |
Birmingham |
34 |
7 |
1 |
won by 8 wickets |
| * |
06/08/15 |
4 |
Nottingham |
43 |
- |
3 |
won by an inns & 78 runs |
| * |
20/08/15 |
5 |
The Oval |
22 |
85 |
1 |
lost by an inns & 46 runs |
| |
23/11/17 |
1 |
Brisbane |
2 |
7 |
|
lost |
| |
02/12/17 |
2 |
Adelaide |
37 |
16 |
|
lost |
| |
14/12/17 |
3 |
Perth |
7 |
14 |
|
lost |
Summary of above matches
| M |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
100s |
50s |
W |
BB |
Ave |
5w |
Ct |
| 35 |
2493 |
244* |
40.21
|
5
|
11 |
0 |
- |
n/a |
0 |
40
|
Complete Test career:
| M |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
100s |
50s |
W |
BB |
Ave |
5w |
Ct |
| 161 |
12,472 |
294 |
45.35 |
33 |
57 |
1 |
1/6 |
7.00
|
- |
175 |
This picture of Alistair Cook was taken during his innings of 50, at Trent Bridge Nottingham,
in the Ashes series of 2013. 12th. July 2013. πhoto G. Herringshaw. ©
Alistair Cook pictured above during the Ashes Match at Headingley (Leeds) in August 2009.
Photograph George Herringshaw. ©