Autographs of Jimmy Cook
Stephen James Cook (born 31 July 1953) is a former South African association football and cricketer who played in three cricket Test matches and four One Day Internationals from 1991 to 1993. His son Stephen Cook played for Gauteng and the national side, the Proteas. He holds the unique distinction of having faced the first ball of South Africa's international cricket match since readmission.
He played football for Wits University while studying for a teaching degree in the late seventies and featured in the 1978 Mainstay Cup Final.
Cook was a prolific opening batsman both in his native South Africa and for Somerset County Cricket Club but South Africa's exclusion from Test cricket cost him a significant Test career. He played in all 19 of South Africa's 'unofficial Test matches' against rebel sides. He made his ODI debut on 10 November 1991 against India at the Eden Gardens in Kokata, which was also coincidentally South Africa's historic first ever One Day International, as South Africa made a comeback to international cricket after a long hiatus serving a suspension owing to apartheid policies. He was also the first cap of South Africa's first ever official ODI side and he faced the first ball of South Africa's first ODI match while batting as an opener. On his ODI debut, he was dismissed for 17 runs after being caught on the crease putting himself under jeopardy over lbw dismissal due to lack of feet movement. He walked towards the pavilion after being dismissed by Javagal Srinath, facing 48 deliveries without scoring a boundary. Cook became the first ever South African to have faced the white ball in an ODI and coincidentally his son Stephen Cook was also the first South African to face the pink ball as well as the first ever delivery in a day-night Test match.
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Current items with a signature of Jimmy Cook
These are the most current items with a signature of Jimmy Cook that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
![]() | Jimmy Cook Hand Signed White Card South Africa Test Cricket Autograph + COA | £6.99 | ![]() |
Traded items with a signature of Jimmy Cook
The most expensive item with a signature of Jimmy Cook (JIMMY COOK (SAF) - SIGNED FIRST FUTERA SERIES CRICKET TRADING CARD *RARE*) was sold in February 2024 for £29.75 while the cheapest item (Jimmy Cook: South Africa Player: Signed Piece) found a new owner for £0.99 in June 2019. The month with the most items sold (5) was July 2020 with an average selling price of £1.95 for an autographed item of Jimmy Cook. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2024 with £29.75 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was December 2012. In average, an autographed item from Jimmy Cook is worth £3.48.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jimmy Cook were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
![]() | Cricket - JImmy Cook - South Africa - hand signed / autographed card | £4.00 | ![]() |
![]() | FDC: 2nd Test SA v SAB English XI at Cape Town 1982 Signed by Jimmy Cook | £1.95 | ![]() |
![]() | FDC: Cricket Centenary 1889-1989 Port Elizabeth Signed by Jimmy Cook | £1.95 | ![]() |
![]() | Jimmy Cook Retired South African Cricketer , Original Autograph on 6 x 4 Card | £7.10 | ![]() |
![]() | JIMMY COOK (SAF) - SIGNED FIRST FUTERA SERIES CRICKET TRADING CARD *RARE* | £29.75 | ![]() |
![]() | JIMMY COOK - GLAMORGAN v SOMERSET - 313 NOT OUT - SIGNED SCORECARD | £15.45 | ![]() |
![]() | Jimmy Cook - SOMERSET - Signed A4 Magazine Picture | £4.23 | ![]() |
![]() | Jimmy Cook - South Africa - Nicely Signed Card - Lovely Autograph | £1.04 | ![]() |
![]() | Jimmy Cook - SOUTH AFRICA - Signed A4 Paper Print | £4.23 | ![]() |
![]() | JIMMY COOK - SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKETER - SIGNED WHITE CARD | £10.95 | ![]() |
![]() | JIMMY COOK - Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1990 Print - GENUINELY AUTOGRAPHED | £8.20 | ![]() |
![]() | Jimmy Cook autograph - South African Cricketer | £10.00 | ![]() |
![]() | Signed Jimmy Cook (Somerset) Photograph | £1.99 | ![]() |
![]() | Somerset v West Indies 1991 - Scorecard signed by Jimmy Cook and R. Richardson | £1.75 | ![]() |
![]() | South Africa Cricket Centenary 1989 Signed FDC By Jimmy Cook South African | £3.99 | ![]() |









