Dominic Cork

Dominic Cork is an English cricketer who also played for county teams like Derbyshire, Hampshire and Lancashire. The right-handed fast bowler was known for his ability to swing the ball both ways and he got into the national side just 2 years after his first-class debut in 1990. Cork was given the England cap in an ODI against a visiting Pakistan in 1992. Though making and early entry into the international circuit, Cork could not make many appearances in the ODI format and could play just 32 games even though he retired only in 2002.

He made his Test debut in 1995 against a visiting West Indies at Lord's and straightaway made an impact in the second innings picking up 7 wickets, which eventually became his best figures in an innings in the longest format of the game. His efforts saw his name being carved on the Lord's honours board. He made useful contributions with the bat as well which led to the English media giving him the tag 'The New Botham'. Cork went on to take a hat-trick in the same series thereby becoming the 22nd player to achieve this feat in the longest format of the game. Though having a brilliant start to his Test career, Cork did not play for a long time and he retired having featured in 37 games for his country.

His domestic career has been outstanding. Cork made his first-class debut with Derbyshire, with whom he spent 13 years before joining Lancashire in 2004. He then jumped to Hampshire in 2008 winning the Friends Provident Trophy in 2009 and led the side in 2010 and 2011 during which his side won the T20 championship in 2010. Soon after, he announced his retirement from first-class cricket as well. Having played over 300 first-class games, Cork has taken 989 wickets including his best in an innings of 9/43.