Top 7 cricketers of the week – November 21st to 27th

#4 Stephen Cook (South Africa) – 104 against Australia

Cook’s century delayed the inevitable for South Africa

In only his 6th Test, Cook showed his class, scoring a second-innings century in a losing cause after South Africa conceded a 124-run lead in the Final Test at Adelaide against Australia.

Cook, who showed his form in the first innings as well, with a valuable 40, adding 51 with his skipper Faf, went the full distance scoring his second Test century. He almost carried his bat through the innings as he was the last man to be dismissed. It was Cook’s 240 ball knock that ensured South Africa had at least 126 runs to bowl with in Australia’s second innings. Without his pluck, the Proteas would have faced an embarrassing defeat.