Ian Bell

Full Name:	Ian Ronald Bell
Birth date:	April 11, 1982
Age:	40 years
Hometown:	Walsgrave
City:	Walsgrave
Birth Country:	United Kingdom
Batting Style:	Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:	Right Arm Medium Bowler
Team :	England

Ian Ronald Bell, well known by Ian Bell is a English player who plays for England born in 1982. The right handed middle order batsman is tagged by THE TIMES as an Exquisite Rapier. He not only gives his contribution for his team in bating but in bowling also when needed. He is the player who has scored tons against all the current Test playing countries. 31 years old player not only plays internationally but also enjoy county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. Bell got a chance to play First Class cricket for the first time in 1999 but unfortunately scored no run and went for duck. But in 2001 when Bell was included in Warwickshire squad again, he scored 840 runs with the help of his two superlative tons and two knocks of 98 in 16 innings. When he was just of 19, he became the ever youngest player of the country who scored century when he played a knock of 130 against Oxford UCCE. When it comes to his international career, he made his debut in Test matches against West Indies in 2004, played the game at number 5 and hit an innings of 70. He has played a total of nearly 80 Test matches and has made about 5600 runs with his bat with an average of 47. He made his first double century of 235 against India in 2011 when England inflicted a 4-0 whitewash and made this figure as his best score in Test format. Bell has also given his approbatory contribution to English team through 17 tons and 34 fifties in Test format.In Ashes 2006/07, Bell played well and scored a total of 330 runs with an average of 33 which also included four half centuries. In the series he failed to convert good start into big knocks and unfortunately the team had to suffer a 5-0 whitewash that year. Bell’s poor performance continued in the same title in 2009 also and didn’t do well. As far as his international ODI career is considered, he has played a total of 120 matches so far and has added about 3800 runs in his ODI score card batted with an average of 36 including only 3 tons and 23 fifties. Bell not only made his highest score against India but in ODI format also against the same team when he played a superfine knock of 126*. In ICC World Cup 2011, Bell played a knock of 69 against Indian team but could not save the match from being tied. When it comes to bowling domain, he hasn’t got much success so far. He has taken only a single wicket in Test format and 6 in ODI format with an average of 76 and 15.

Recent matches

Runs	Team	Opp	Match Date	Score
31	Perth Scorchers	Sydney Sixers	2017-01-28	DT20
26	Perth Scorchers	Melbourne Stars	2017-01-24	DT20
-	Perth Scorchers	Hobart Hurricanes	2017-01-21	DT20
0	Perth Scorchers	Melbourne Stars	2017-01-14	DT20
14	Perth Scorchers	Brisbane Heat	2017-01-11	DT20
11	Perth Scorchers	Brisbane Heat	2017-01-05	DT20
45	Perth Scorchers	Sydney Thunder	2017-01-01	DT20
22	Perth Scorchers	Melbourne Renegades	2016-12-29	DT20
21	Perth Scorchers	Sydney Sixers	2016-12-27	DT20
61	Perth Scorchers	Adelaide Strikers	2016-12-23	DT20

Statistictics by year

Batting Statistics

	Mat	Inns	Out	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BP	SR	200s	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s	Ct
TEST	118	205	181	24	7727	235	42.69	15622	49.46	1	21	46	14	919	39	100
ODI	159	157	144	13	5416	141	37.61	7019	77.16	0	4	35	7	525	32	54
IT20	8	8	7	1	188	60	26.86	163	115.34	0	0	1	0	23	2	4

Bowling Statistics

	Mat	Inns	Overs	MO	Runs	Wkts	Ave	Eco	SR	Ext	BBI	BBM
TEST	118	6	18	3	76	1	76.00	4.22	108.0	5	1/33	1/33
ODI	158	7	24.4	1	137	8	17.13	6.10	18.3	5	3/9	3/9
IT20	8	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0	0/0	0/0

Awards

Player of the Match	Date
Durham vs Warwicshire 40th Match Natwest T20 Blast 2015	2015-06-06
England vs Australia 3rd Match ICC Champions Trophy 2013	2013-06-08
India vs England 5th ODI Match	2013-01-27
England vs South Africa 4th ODI Match 2012	2012-09-02
England vs West Indies 1st ODI Match 2012	2012-06-16