Ian Bell

Ian Bell

English Right Handed Bat
WORLD CUP ALL TIME STATS
11 Mat
419 Runs
76.88 S/R
38.09 Avg
81 H/S

Personal Information

Full Name Ian Ronald Bell
Date of Birth April 11, 1982
Nationality English
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Role Batsman/Right-handed, Right-arm medium Bowler
Past Team(s)
Family Keith Bell (Brother), Chantal Bell (Spouse)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
ENG-L vs AUS-L 13 14 1 0 92.86 0 0 0 0
IND-L vs ENG-L 12 13 1 0 92.31 0 0 0 0
ENG-L vs WI-L 46 43 3 0 106.98 0 0 0 0
ENG-L vs SL-L 15 24 2 0 62.50 0 0 0 0
WAS vs Glam 50 & 90 116 & 148 9 & 12 0 & 0 43.10 & 60.81 0 0 0 0

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 161 157 5416 7019 14 37.87 77.16 4 35 141 525 32 54 0
TESTs 118 205 7727 15622 24 42.69 49.46 22 46 235 919 39 100 0
T20Is 8 8 188 163 1 26.85 115.33 0 1 60 23 2 4 0
T20s 107 103 2790 2248 12 30.65 124.11 1 18 131 270 70 37 0
LISTAs 318 301 11130 0 31 41.22 0 13 79 158 0 0 109 0
FIRSTCLASS 312 524 20440 0 55 43.58 0 57 105 262 0 0 238 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 161 6 14.4 88 6 14.66 6.00 3/9 0 0
TESTs 118 6 18 76 1 76.00 4.22 1/33 0 0
T20Is 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T20s 107 10 22 186 3 62.00 8.45 1/12 0 0
LISTAs 318 0 215 1138 33 34.48 5.29 5/41 1 0
FIRSTCLASS 312 0 479.1 1615 47 34.36 3.37 0 0 0

Ian Bell News

"I suppose the Indian media was very confident that it's going to be 5-0" - Ian Bell believes the series hangs in the balance "I suppose the Indian media was very confident that it's going to be 5-0" - Ian Bell believes the series hangs in the balance
"I suppose the Indian media was very confident that it's going to be 5-0" - Ian Bell believes the series hangs in the balance 
England's 5 highest run-scorers in ODI World Cups ft. Joe Root England's 5 highest run-scorers in ODI World Cups ft. Joe Root
England's 5 highest run-scorers in ODI World Cups ft. Joe Root
Ian Bell, Stephen Fleming, James Foster to join New Zealand coaching staff for overseas tours ahead of World Cup 2023 Ian Bell, Stephen Fleming, James Foster to join New Zealand coaching staff for overseas tours ahead of World Cup 2023
Ian Bell, Stephen Fleming, James Foster to join New Zealand coaching staff for overseas tours ahead of World Cup 2023 
"Jonny will know that it’s on him" - Ian Bell gives his verdict on Bairstow's controversial dismissal in 2nd Ashes Test "Jonny will know that it’s on him" - Ian Bell gives his verdict on Bairstow's controversial dismissal in 2nd Ashes Test
"Jonny will know that it’s on him" - Ian Bell gives his verdict on Bairstow's controversial dismissal in 2nd Ashes Test
Ian Bell: Australia looked "scared", England have psychological advantage in Ashes 2023 Ian Bell: Australia looked "scared", England have psychological advantage in Ashes 2023
Ian Bell: Australia looked "scared", England have psychological advantage in Ashes 2023

Ian Bell Videos

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Ian Bell: A Brief Biography

Ian Bell Biography


Ian Bell is an English cricketer born on 11 April 1982 in Warwickshire. He played in all the formats of the game for the English cricket team. He is a right-handed top order batsman and a part-time right-arm medium pace bowler.


Bell is a technically sound batsman and has an excellent temperament. He is also a good fielder in the slips. He is one of the few batsmen to have achieved the feat of scoring a test century against all test playing nations (excluding Zimbabwe).


Background


Bell started his career playing for the England Under-19 cricket team on their tour of New Zealand in 1998. For his marvelous performances in this series, Dayle Hadlee called Bell “the best 16-year-old I have ever seen”. Bell made his first-class debut for Warwickshire in September 1999.


Bell has represented Warwickshire throughout his county cricket career. He was an integral part of the England Under-19 cricket team from 1998 to 2001. He was a part of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from the year 2004 to 2009.


Debut


Bell made his Test debut against West Indies in August 2004 and scored 70 runs in his only innings. He made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in November 2004. Playing a match winning innings of 75 runs to take England over the winning line, Bell won the Man of the Match award in his first ODI.


His T20 debut came against Pakistan in 2006, where he scored 13 runs in England’s loss.


Rise to Glory


Bell came to prominence when he performed exquisitely in the two-Test series against Bangladesh with scores of 65 not out and 162 not out in the two innings he played. He became the first English cricketer since Leslie Ames in 1935 to score over 100 runs before lunch in a Test match.


He continued his good run as he scored a century along with two half-centuries in the three-match Test series against Pakistan. He was England’s top run scorer with 313 runs at an average of 52.16.


Low Points


Bell had a poor 2005 Ashes campaign as he averaged a meager 17.10 in five matches including a pair (score of 0 in both innings of a Test match) at the Oval.


Stats and Records


Bell has scored 7727 runs in 118 Tests at an average of 42.69 with 22 centuries. In the ODIs, Bell has made 5416 runs in 160 matches at an average of 37.87. He is the highest run scorer for England in the ODIs.

Bell was presented the ICC Emerging Player of the Year award in 2006 and was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2006 New Year Honours.


He was the Man of the Series for his spectacular during the 2013 Ashes.