Alastair Cook, who was born on December 25, 1984, is one of England’s finest batsmen. He is already England’s top century-maker in Test cricket, with over 8,000 runs in the format at the age of 31. Cook is one of the best batsmen in the world, and he leads England to victory in Test cricket. Cook was a promising musician as a child. Cook has the distinction of having sung with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, a well-known New Zealand opera soprano, prior to his cricketing career. Cook’s music transported him to Brazil and the Netherlands when he was a child.
Nobody could have predicted that he would become a cricketer and then explore the world! Those two journeys served as a foreshadowing of what was to come, albeit in a different form. Cook played for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Bedford when he was 14 years old. It happened by chance because MCC only had one player, and young Cook was summoned. He dutifully retaliated by smashing a tonne of bricks. Derek Randall, a former England player, was essential in Cook’s development as a player. Randall was a teacher at Bedford High School and helped Cook develop into the player he is today.
“I helped Alastair as a young lad,” Randall the Guardian, “but he brought me more pleasure at this school than I provided him help if I’m honest. He’s come a long way since he was here. It’s really incredible.” Given his recent problems in one-day cricket, few would identify Cook with a T20 century. He did, however, score a T20 century against Surrey in 2009. With 11 fours and four sixes, he scored an undefeated 100 in only 57 balls. He and Mark Pettini shared a 169-run opening stand, with Pettini scoring 87.
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