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England Test captain Alastair Cook scores century for Essex

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Alastair Cook scores a century for Essex in their County Championship match against Gloucestershire.

England Test captain Alastair Cook scored his 52nd first-class century in Essex's County Championship match against Gloucestershire on Monday.

The 31-year-old appears to be in good form heading into this summer's international action, which begins on May 19 with a Test match against Sri Lanka at Headingley.

Today, Cook reached 100 runs off 182 balls and after picking up a further five runs, the batsman was trapped lbw by Gloucestershire's Jack Taylor.

Essex were 224-2 in reply to their opponents' 262 all out at the time of Cook's departure.

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Alastair Cook walks off after being dismissed early during the second innings on day three of the first Test between South Africa and England on December 28, 2015
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