dean cosker Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
dean cosker is a cricketer(sportsman) from England. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Dean Andrew Cosker
Born
January 07, 1978, Weymouth, Dorset
Age
45 years old
Nicknames
Lurks
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Slow Left arm Orthodox
Playing Role
Bowler
Height
5ft 11in
Education
Millfield School
Other
Umpire, Referee
Teams he has played for:
- Glamorgan
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Cosker made his First-Class debut in 1996 for Glamorgan and only a year later, he went onto become one of the vital cogs in the side helping his side winning their third Championship title while at it. He seemed a perfect partner-fit for Croft and along with him, Cosker strangled many oppositions with his nagging accuracy. In the next 15 years, Cosker's skill coupled with consistency helped him achieve 500 wickets in Championship games and he was rightly rewarded with benefit season in 2010.
Although the numbers might prove otherwise, it's the white-ball cricket that made Cosker a vital force in the Glamorgan side. His athletic ability in the field proved to be an added bonus to his skiddy and slippery action with the ball. He fielded at backward point for most part of his career and was a key member of the Glamorgan team that reached the third final at Lord's in 2013. After his success in white-ball cricket, the Welsh-club extended his contract till the end of the 2015 season. In the 2014 Championship season, Cosker nipped out 40 wickets at an impressive rate averaging just a shade under 30.
After playing a few games for the second eleven team in 2016, Cosker announced his retirement on 18 August 2016. \"I have loved my time at Glamorgan and feel proud to say this was the only county I ever wanted to play for. Leaving the spin bowling department at Glamorgan in an exciting place has always been important to me and, with positive young spin bowlers at the club coming to the fore, I believe this is the case. I am really excited about the next chapter in my life and the challenges that it will bring,\" Cosker said in his retirement statement.
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
A guileful left-arm spinner, Dean Cosker will notch up 20-years at Glamorgan in 2015, a career that has seen him win a Championship, enjoy one-day success and forge one of the most valuable slow-bowling partnerships in county cricket with Robert Croft.
Born in Dorset to Welsh parents, Cosker made his Glamorgan debut in 1996 and a year later played a full part in Glamorgan's third Championship title, including taking the wicket that all-but sealed the pennant at Somerset. He went on to prove a more-than-useful foil for Croft in taking more than 500 first-class wickets. His service was rewarded with a benefit season in 2010.
But it's the limited-overs format where Cosker has proved most effective, where his slippery bowling and electric fielding - most often at backward-point - has been a great asset. He helped his county to National League success in 2002 and 2004 and was still going strong as Glamorgan reached a third Lord's final in 2013. Cosker signed a two-year contract extension at the end of that season and took 40 Championship wickets at a shade under 30 in 2014.
Cosker's first match, against Lancashire at Cardiff, came within a few months of completing his A-levels at Millfield School in Somerset and he was widely regarded as having a bright future in the professional game, having already represented England at Under-19 level. He toured with England A in 1997-98 and 1998-99 and while never materialising into the player he threatened to be as a youngster, Cosker's county career has been thoroughly successful.
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