Dominic Cork, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Dominic Cork

Cricket player of England.

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1971

Place of Birth: Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, United Kingdom

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Dominic Gerald Cork (born 7 August 1971) is a former English county and international cricketer.
Cork was a right-handed lower-order batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium, and was renowned for his swing and seam control.
In 1995, he took the best figures for an England bowler on Test debut, with 7 for 43 in the second innings against the West Indies.Making his début in first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1990, he was selected to play for England in 1992, aged 21.
He made 69 appearances for England from 1992 to 2002.
Cork played for Derbyshire for 13 years, before leaving under controversial circumstances to join Lancashire in 2004.
Leaving Lancashire after the 2008 season, Cork joined Hampshire, who he played for from 2009 to 2011, acting as captain for much of the 2010 and 2011 seasons.
While at Hampshire he won the 2009 Friends Provident Trophy, and captained the county to victory in the 2010 Friends Provident t20.
He was released by Hampshire at the end of the 2011 season, shortly thereafter he announced his retirement on Sky Sports News on 22 September 2011.
His popular nickname is "Corky".