At the age of 14 Connor Cook started playing for Port Macquarie Pirates in the newly formed Mid North Coast Premier League in 2017. Clubs in the region are from Port Macquarie, Kempsey and Taree.
In 2019/20 Connor was selected as the Captain of a very young team who finished the season strongly, making the semi-finals. Unfortunately the Covid 19 virus ended the season abruptly.
With Bushfires, smoke, drought (no water to prepare some council fields), wet weather and finally the corona virus is was a very strange and disappointing season for all
Connor has ambitions to play in Sydney's NSW Premier Cricket and he will be pushing himself to play in the highest grade possible. He is an accurate attacking off spinner, superb fielder in slips or in the outfield with a rocket arm and is a damaging lower order batsmen who seems to be made for limited overs cricket.
Let’s find out more about Connor
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Welcome Connor
Firstly, what year you were born?
2002 at Westmead Hospital in Sydney
Can you remember you first game of cricket?
My first Milo cricket was at Wilberforce, I was 8 years old. My first proper game was for Camden Haven Cricket Club at 10
Tell us briefly about your cricketing journey? Where you’ve played, clubs you’ve played for?
I played my junior cricket with Camden Haven and after moving to Port Macquarie I’ve played most of my senior cricket for Port Pirates.
I played all the way through the NSW pathway, Kookaburra Cup, U14s, U16s and U17s state challenge. Bradman Cup, U18s Country Colts and Opens Championships for North Coast. I’ve played U15s NSW Schoolboys NSW, U16s Cricket Australia XI and for NSW/ACT Country at the U17s National Championships
What other sports do you play?
Touch footy purely for fun
Who is your favourite sports movie or documentary?
Movie: ‘The Blind Side’ and Documentary ‘The Last Dance’
What’s the one thing about you most people don’t know about?
Love star wars
What’s your highest score in senior cricket?
56 for the Pirates at Wayne Richards Port Macquarie.
What has been your best bowling figures in senior cricket?
6 for 22 at Oxley Oval Port Macquarie
Can you tell us which players in the club we should be looking out for in terms of higher representative honours?
Jared Humphreys and Bryce Cook.
Who has been the fastest bowler you have played against so far?
Brad Simpson or Caelan Maladay both bowl absolute gas.
Who has been the best spinner you have played against so far?
Tanverr Sangha
Who has been the best batsman you’ve played against?
A bloke named Isaac Higgins who played for SA at the U17s in 2019. Very classy.
Who has been your funniest team mate?
Jack Sylvester. One of my best mates too.
Who was your childhood hero?
Nathan Lyon cricketing wise, because I’m on offie like him. But recently it has been Latrell Mitchell. He played for my team the Roosters.
Who are the three sports people in the world you’d most like to meet?
Michael Jordan, Latrell Mitchell and Nathan Lyon
Who’s your favourite cricket commentator?
Bumble – David Lloyd
Who’s the local player you admire most in terms of skills and competitive spirit?
Jared Humphreys, I’ve played and trained a lot with him and he has always been the best and the fairest.
What do you enjoy most about playing cricket?
The mateship and the feeling of a win.
What has been your most memorable moment in cricket?
Making the Under 16 Cricket Australia XI
What’s the best win you’ve been involved with?
In 2018 when we beat the Port Macquarie Magpies at Oxley Oval was a good one, we were 9 down with no chance and just scrapped home.
What are your hobbies?
Working on an avocado farm and playing NBA 2K20 with my mates
What’s the best advice you’ve received?
Enjoy the ride, it won’t last forever.
What are your cricketing ambitions?
The Baggy Green.
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