Champagne Cork's Cricketing Moments
Monday, August 18, 2008 : County Championship
Lancashire 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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