Champagne Cork's Cricketing Moments

Monday, August 18, 2008 : County Championship

Dominic CorkLancashire Cricket's loss will be somebody else's gain (Somerset?) as they decide not to offer Dominic Cork another season's contract. So here are some of the champagne moments of Dominic Cork's cricket career:

1990
A century as night-watchman in a Youth Test.
1990
A wicket in his maiden First-class over against New Zealand.
1991
8-53 (before lunch) against Essex.
1993
92* against Lancashire in the Benson & Hedges Final.
1995
9-43 against Northamptonshire.
1995
Man of the Match in his maiden Test, taking 7-43 in the second innings to help beat the West Indies.
1995
Takes a hat-trick in only his third Test for England at Old Trafford against the West Indies'; scores maiden 50 after treading on his wicket but replacing the bails; is Man of the Match.
1995
Professional Cricketers' Association Player of the Year.
1996
Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
2000
Seeing England home from 149-7 to 191 to beat the West Indies and level the series at Lords.

Corkie's hat-trick, Richie Richardson, Junior Murray and Carl Hooper.


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