As the Dutch team is currently part of the ICC Men’s World Cup 2023, know about cricket coach Ryan Cook, the Netherlands head coach and his biography
The Netherlands Cricket Team, which has many players originating from South Africa, faced the SA Cricket Team at the ICC Men’s World Cup today.
Who is Ryan Cook Netherlands cricket coach, biography, age, father, salary and career stats
Last year, the Dutch team defeated the South Africans in the T20 World Cup and this year, they did the same in the ODI World Cup as they outlasted them with 38 runs in Dharmshala. One of the tournament favourites, South Africa, bowled out for 207 after needing 246 to win. The match was started late due to rain and the fixture between the two teams was reduced to 43 overs.
Meanwhile, before the World Cup in India, Cook, the coach of the Netherlands, was begging subcontinental countries to play cricket with them, talking about more “resources” so that they could compete “better”. Even if the Netherlands defeated South Africa in the T20 World Cup the previous year, this time, it was very different due to the One-Day International (ODI). However, the team knew what was “required to get the job done,” as per Cook.
Now that the team has created history by beating the team in consecutive World Cup matches, here is all you need to know about the Dutch head coach.
Who is Ryan Cook?
Ryan Cook from South Africa is the Netherlands Cricket Team head coach. He temporarily replaced Ryan Campbell last year in May as an interim manager for the Dutch team.
FULL NAME
Ryan Lyall Cook
BORN
October 02, 1985, Johannesburg
AGE
38y 16d
RELATIONS
(brother),
(father)
Netherlands coach Ryan Cook hopes to exploit inside knowledge to stun South Africa again and he made it 💯 pic.twitter.com/3OYCdvyX8R
— SunRisers OrangeArmy Official (@srhfansofficial) October 17, 2023
Cook’s father is Jimmy Cook who, back in 1991 was pictured alongside Andrew Hudson as they faced the first ball for South Africa in the maiden ODI match against India. He also has an elder brother Stephen Cook who plays for the South African team.
Cook has formerly worked as an assistant coach for the Big Bash League’s Hobart Hurricanes, South Africa A, and South Africa Under-19. Until November 2021, he was also the fielding coach for the Bangladesh National Team and the head coach of the Gary Kirsten Cricket Academy in Cape Town. He has also worked as a fielding coach of Indian Premier League side Sunrisers Hyderabad, in the last edition of the tournament.
His salary as the coach of Netherlands isn’t known.