Ian Bell
Key facts
Full Name: Ian Ronald Bell
Born: April 11 1982, Walsgrave, Coventry
County: Warwickshire
Other Teams: England, England Lions, England Under-19, MCC
Test Debut: England v West Indies, the Oval, Aug 19-21 2004
ODI Debut: Zimbabwe v England, Harare, Nov 28 2004
T20 Debut: England v Pakistan, Bristol, Aug 28 2006
Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium
International Stats
Batting Overview
View more| Matches | Innings | Not outs | Runs | Best | Average | 50s | 100s | Caught | Stumped | Strike rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ODI
International Odi ODI World Cup ODI Natwest Trophy |
107 | 103 | 8 | 3232 | 0 | 34.02 | 19 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 73.27 |
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Test
Test |
72 | 122 | 14 | 5078 | 235 | 47.01 | 28 | 16 | 57 | 0 | 64.88 |
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Twenty20
Twenty20 Twenty20 World Cup |
7 | 7 | 1 | 175 | 0 | 29.16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 119.86 |
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First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
176 | 295 | 31 | 12188 | 0 | 46.16 | 61 | 34 | 128 | 0 | 100.51 |
Bowling Overview
View more| Matches | Overs | Innings | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | Best | 5 wkts | 10 wkts | Strike rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ODI
International Odi ODI World Cup ODI Natwest Trophy |
107 | 14.4 | 6 | 0 | 88 | 6 | 14.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14.6 |
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Test
Test |
72 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 76 | 1 | 76 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
|
Twenty20
Twenty20 Twenty20 World Cup |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
176 | 430.1 | 65 | 89 | 1468 | 40 | 36.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 64.5 |
Debut Overview
| Team | Venue | Batting runs | Bowling runs | Against | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ODI
International Odi ODI World Cup ODI Natwest Trophy |
England | Harare | 75.0 | Zimbabwe | 28 November 2004 | |
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Test
Test |
England | The Oval | 70.0 | West Indies | 19 August 2004 | |
|
Twenty20
Twenty20 Twenty20 World Cup |
England | Bristol | 14.0 | Pakistan | 28 August 2006 | |
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First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
Warwickshire | Edgbaston | 0.0 | Sussex | 15 September 1999 |
Domestic Stats
Batting Overview
View more| Matches | Innings | Not outs | Runs | Best | Average | 50s | 100s | Caught | Stumped | Strike rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ODI
International Odi ODI World Cup ODI Natwest Trophy |
102 | 98 | 8 | 3102 | 0 | 34.46 | 18 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 72.64 |
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Test
Test |
69 | 116 | 14 | 5027 | 235 | 49.28 | 28 | 16 | 57 | 0 | 65.6 |
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Domestic Twenty20
Domestic Twenty20 |
30 | 29 | 4 | 586 | 85 | 23.44 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 119.59 |
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County Championship
County Championship |
97 | 163 | 16 | 6589 | 0 | 44.82 | 28 | 17 | 64 | 0 | 154.38 |
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National League
National League |
72 | 69 | 5 | 2627 | 137 | 41.04 | 21 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 89.96 |
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Trophy
Trophy |
28 | 24 | 3 | 741 | 108 | 35.28 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 76.7 |
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First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
173 | 289 | 31 | 12137 | 0 | 47.04 | 61 | 34 | 128 | 0 | 101.45 |
Bowling Overview
View more| Matches | Overs | Innings | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | Best | 5 wkts | 10 wkts | Strike rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ODI
International Odi ODI World Cup ODI Natwest Trophy |
102 | 14.4 | 6 | 0 | 88 | 6 | 14.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14.6 |
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Test
Test |
69 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 76 | 1 | 76 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
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Domestic Twenty20
Domestic Twenty20 |
30 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 186 | 3 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
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County Championship
County Championship |
97 | 364.1 | 51 | 72 | 1231 | 32 | 38.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 68.2 |
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National League
National League |
72 | 139.5 | 32 | 4 | 759 | 23 | 33 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 36.4 |
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Trophy
Trophy |
28 | 45.3 | 12 | 4 | 207 | 4 | 51.75 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 68.2 |
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First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
173 | 430.1 | 65 | 89 | 1468 | 40 | 36.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 64.5 |
Debut Overview
| Team | Venue | Batting runs | Bowling runs | Against | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ODI
International Odi ODI World Cup ODI Natwest Trophy |
England | Harare | 75.0 | Zimbabwe | 28 November 2004 | |
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Test
Test |
England | The Oval | 70.0 | West Indies | 19 August 2004 | |
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Domestic Twenty20
Domestic Twenty20 |
Warwickshire | Taunton | 6.0 | Somerset | 13 June 2003 | |
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County Championship
County Championship |
Warwickshire | Edgbaston | 0.0 | Sussex | 15 September 1999 | |
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National League
National League |
Warwickshire | Edgbaston | 48.0 | Kent | 16 September 2001 | |
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Trophy
Trophy |
Warwicks XI | Reading | 10.0 | Berkshire | 4 May 1999 | |
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First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
Warwickshire | Edgbaston | 0.0 | Sussex | 15 September 1999 |
Biography
To watch Bell in full flow is to witness a batting textbook being brought to life. Accomplished all around the wicket, the Warwickshire-born batsman benefits from a near-faultless technique and was earmarked for greatness before he had appeared for his home county. Bell became the youngest player to make a century for the Bears at the age of 19 years and 115 days and had played just 13 first-class games when he was called into the England squad for the first time in 2002. He eventually made his Test debut against West Indies in August 2004, striking 70 in his only innings. Bell also...
