- Born
- Birth nameAlastair Nathan Cook
- Nicknames
- Cookie
- Chef
- Captain Cook
- Height6′ 2½″ (1.89 m)
- Alastair Cook was born on December 25, 1984 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Cricket. He is the youngest Englishman to reach 5,000 Test runs.
- He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Cricket. He is the Captain of the England Cricket Squad and lives in Bedfordshire, England.
- On September 3, 2018, he announced his retirement from his twelve-year international career as an English cricketer.
- He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2019 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Cricket in Bedfordshire, England.
- First English cricketer to score over 10000 test runs.
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