Joe Root
Key facts
Full Name: Joseph Edward Root
Born: December 30 1990, Sheffield, Yorkshire
County: Yorkshire
Other Teams: England Lions, England Under-19s
Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: Off-spin
Domestic Stats
Batting Overview
View more| Matches | Innings | Not outs | Runs | Best | Average | 50s | 100s | Caught | Stumped | Strike rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Domestic Twenty20
Domestic Twenty20 |
9 | 7 | 2 | 106 | 0 | 21.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
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County Championship
County Championship |
15 | 30 | 4 | 937 | 160 | 36.03 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 43.66 |
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National League
National League |
7 | 7 | 1 | 235 | 63 | 39.16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 66.95 |
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First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
18 | 35 | 5 | 1264 | 160 | 42.13 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 47.19 |
Bowling Overview
View more| Matches | Overs | Innings | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | Best | 5 wkts | 10 wkts | Strike rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Domestic Twenty20
Domestic Twenty20 |
9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
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County Championship
County Championship |
15 | 84.3 | 15 | 13 | 319 | 7 | 45.5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 72.4 |
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National League
National League |
7 | 18.4 | 5 | 1 | 89 | 2 | 44.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
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First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
18 | 84.3 | 15 | 13 | 319 | 7 | 45.5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 72.4 |
Debut Overview
| Team | Venue | Batting runs | Bowling runs | Against | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Domestic Twenty20
Domestic Twenty20 |
Yorkshire | Headingley Carnegie | 7.0 | Warwickshire | 3 June 2011 | |
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County Championship
County Championship |
Yorkshire | New Road | 21.0 | Worcestershire | 8 April 2011 | |
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National League
National League |
Yorkshire | Headingley Carnegie | 63.0 | Essex | 27 September 2009 | |
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First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
Yorkshire 2nd XI | Guildford | 84.0 | Surrey 2nd XI | 11 August 2009 |
Biography
Root is a promising opening batsman who has impressed ever since making his List A debut for Yorkshire in 2009. He represented England in the 2009 Under-19 World Cup and scored heavily for the White Rose’s academy. Tipped as a star of the future, he made his breakthrough in 2011, nailing down a regular place in Yorkshire’s first team and scoring a maiden century against Sussex at Scarborough. He was rewarded for his impressive form with a call-up to the England Lions squad and a place on the England Performance Programme.
