Craig Cook

Craig William Cook (born 21 May 1987)[1] is a British speedway rider.

Craig Cook
Born (1987-05-21) 21 May 1987
Whitehaven, England
NicknameCookie
NationalityBritish (English)
Websitecc111.co.uk
Career history
2008Scunthorpe Saints
2009–2010Buxton Hitmen
2009–2010, 2017Workington Comets
2010, 2016Peterborough Panthers
2011–2015, 2023Edinburgh Monarchs
2011, 2013–2018Belle Vue Aces
2018–2022Glasgow Tigers
2019–2021King's Lynn Stars
2022Sheffield Tigers
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
Starts13
Podiums0 (0-0-0)
Finalist0 time
Winner0 times
Individual honours
2009National League Riders Champion
2012Premier League Riders Champion
2013Scottish Open Champion
2017British Champion
2018Riders Champion
Team honours
2009Young Shield Winner
2013Premier League Fours

Career

Born in Whitehaven, Cook's speedway career began in 2008. In 2009 Cook won the National League Riders Championship and three years later won the Premier League Riders' Championship. He rode for Peterborough Panthers in 2010.[2] He moved on to Edinburgh Monarchs, who he rode for in the Premier League between 2011 and 2015, and was part of the Belle Vue Aces team that competed in the Elite League from 2011 until 2018. He finished second in the 2014 British Speedway Championship[3] and the 2015 British Speedway Championship.[4]

His domestic success as also seen him recognised internationally, with appearances in the 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, and he was a member of the Great Britain team that finished fourth in 2014 Speedway World Cup. In 2017, he became the British Champion.

In 2018, Cook became a full-time member of the Speedway Grand Series after being given a qualification position after he had finished fourth in the Speedway Grand Prix Challenge Final. This was due to Patryk Dudek, who finished third in the SGP Challenge Final meeting, and also finishing second in the 2017 Speedway Grand Prix Series.

Cook joined Glasgow Tigers in the SGB Championship in 2018 and would stay with them until 2022. In 2019, he left Peterborough to join the King's Lynn Stars and enjoyed a good season, finishing sixth in the SGB Premiership 2019 averages.[5][6]

In 2021, he rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for the King's Lynn Stars in the SGB Premiership 2021.[7][8] In 2022, he rode for the Sheffield Tigers in the SGB Premiership 2022 and for Glasgow in the SGB Championship 2022.[9]

In 2023, he returned to the Edinburgh Monarchs for the SGB Championship 2023, he had previously been with them from 2011 to 2015.[10]

References

  1. Bamford R.(2008). Speedway Yearbook 2008. ISBN 978-0-9553103-5-5
  2. "New Panther Craig is Cooking up a storm". The Evening Telegraph. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  3. "2014 British Final Result". speedwayresults.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015.
  4. "2015 British Final Result" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  5. "Club Statement - Craig Cook". Peterborough Panthers. 27 March 2019.
  6. "Lynn Swoop for GB Star". King's Lynn Stars. 28 May 2019.
  7. "2021 KING'S LYNN STARS". Kings Lynn Speedway. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  8. "Ipswich v Kings Lynn" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  9. "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  10. "Cook returns to complete Monarchs". British Speedway. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
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