Jodie Marie Cook (; born 17 September 1994) is a former English

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er who played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in one

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for

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, against

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on 24 March 2014. She has played domestic cricket for

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and Western Storm.

Early and personal life

Cook was born Jodie Marie Dibble on 17 September 1994 in

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. She married in 2018 and changed her surname to Cook.

Domestic career

Cook made her county debut for

in 2008, making three appearances in the

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as the team secured promotion to Division Three. Cook subsequently became a regular for Devon and in her second season took the remarkable bowling figures of 4 wickets for 1 run in a T20 match against

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. She helped Devon secure a further County Championship promotion to Division Two in 2011. Cook made her county high score of 118 in a County Championship match against

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on 24 May 2015. Less than a month later she made a T20 century against

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. Cook played one match for

in the 2011 Women's County Championship, scoring 14 runs before the second innings was washed out. Cook played for Emeralds in the now-defunct Super Fours competition in 2012. Cook played for Western Storm in the 2016 and 2017 seasons of the

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, helping them to the title in the latter. She appeared 12 times for Western Storm, taking 4 wickets at an average of 57.75 and an economy rate of 7.00. In 2017, Cook left Devon to join Nottinghamshire, allowing her to play in Division One of the County Championship. In her first season at the club she helped them to promotion to Division One of the

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International career

Cook received England recognition when she was picked in the England Academy squad to tour

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in 2011. She was later picked for England Academy tours of

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in 2012 and

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in both 2013 and 2014. In February 2014, Cook was called up to the senior England squad for the 2014 World Twenty20 in

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. She played in England's opening match against West Indies, bowling two overs for 21 runs without taking any wickets and being dismissed for a golden duck with the bat. She did not play in any other matches in the tournament as England finished as runners-up. Following the tournament, Cook underwent shoulder surgery, her third operation in as many years. In March 2015, Cook was selected for an England Academy series against Australia A in

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. She also played in three England Academy matches at home to Australia in July and August 2015, however, she has not featured in any England squads since.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dibble, Jodie 1994 births Living people English women cricketers England women Twenty20 International cricketers Sportspeople from Exeter Devon women cricketers Berkshire women cricketers Nottinghamshire women cricketers Western Storm cricketers