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Full name | Michael Alex Robert Cohen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1998-08-04) 4 August 1998 (age 26) Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016/17–2018/19 | Western Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017/18 | Cape Cobras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Derbyshire (squad no. 8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 2 March 2017 Western Province v Border | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LA debut | 21 January 2018 Western Province v Northerns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 September 2024 |
Michael Alex Robert Cohen (born 4 August 1998) is a South African-born French cricketer who played for Derbyshire before joining Kent.
Early life
Cohen was born on 4 August 1998 in Cape Town, South Africa. He is of French descent and holds a French passport.
Career
He made his first-class debut for Western Province in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 2 March 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Western Province in the 2017 Africa T20 Cup on 25 August 2017. He made his List A debut for Western Province in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 21 January 2018.
He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for Western Province, with 26 dismissals in six matches. In September 2018, he was named in Western Province's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.
In October 2019, he was signed by Derbyshire County Cricket Club in England on a two-year deal. Cohen is not considered as an overseas player, as he qualifies for EU citizenship. He was released by Derbyshire at the end of the 2022 season.
In November 2023, he signed a two-year contract with Kent.
References
- "Michael Cohen". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- "Derbyshire still hope Abbott will be added to attack".
- "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, Pool A: Western Province v Border at Cape Town, Mar 2–4, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- "Pool A, Africa T20 Cup at Benoni, Aug 25 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- "Pool A, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Cape Town, Jan 21 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, 2017/18 Western Province: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- "WP select two schoolboys in Africa T20 Cup team". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- "Michael Cohen: Derbyshire sign fast bowler on two-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- "More talent lost to South Africa as Michael Cohen joins Derbyshire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- "Fast bowler Mikey Cohen leaves Derbyshire". The Cricketer. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- "Michael Cohen joins Kent on Two-Year Contract". Kent Cricket. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
External links
Kent County Cricket Club – current squad | |
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- South African cricketers
- South African people of French descent
- South African emigrants to France
- Cape Cobras cricketers
- Western Province cricketers
- Cricketers from Cape Town
- Derbyshire cricketers
- Expatriate cricketers in England
- 21st-century South African sportsmen
- 21st-century French sportsmen