Ravinder Bopara (England)
| Full Name: | Ravinder Bopara |
| Date of birth: | 04 / 05 / 1985 |
| Country: | England |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Batting style: | Right-hand |
| Bowling style: | Right arm medium |
Latest News
- 03/09/10 - Flower keeps Essex in the hunt
- 30/08/10 - Bopara steers Essex to easy win
- 25/08/10 - Essex crumble at Edgbaston
- 24/08/10 - Essex hang onto semi-final hopes
- 20/08/10 - Somerset boost title hopes
- 18/08/10 - Bopara fails in front of selection chief Miller
Career summary
- Test debut v Sri Lanka at Kandy - December 2007
- ODI Debut v Australia at Sydney - Feb 2, 2007
- Bopara earned a professional contract with Essex in 2002 at the age of 17.
- Played for England at the Under-19 World Cup in 2003.
- Selected for the England A tour to West Indies in 2006.
- Selected for England's preliminary squad for the 2006 Champions Trophy
- Part of Academy squad during the winter's Ashes series.
- Made his ODI debut against Australia at Sydney, and claimed the wicket of Mike Hussey to help England kick-start their trophy-winning campaign.
- After some good ODI displays, he got his opportunity in Test cricket in 2007, but struggled and scored just 42 runs in three matches against Sri Lanka.
- Following a spell out of the England team, he was called up for the home and away series against the Windies and he responded with three Test tons. That secured him a place in the Ashes squad.
- It was a disastrous campaign though as he scored just 105 runs in seven innings before he was finally chopped for the final Test.
- Was part of the successful World Twenty20 squad in the West Indies, but played just once, scoring nine against New Zealand.
- Injuries to Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell saw him return to the one-day side against Bangladesh in July 2010, and he took his chance with an unbeaten 16-ball 45 not out and four wickets as England won by 144 runs.
July 2010
Test Matches
| Career Span: | 2007-2011 |
| Matches: | 12 |
| Innings: | 17 |
| Not Outs: | 1 |
| Runs: | 553 |
| Highest Score: | 143 |
| Average: | 34.56 |
| 50s: | 0 |
| 100s: | 3 |
| Ducks: | 4 |
| Pairs: | 0 |
| Caught Out: | 7 |
| Stumped Out: | 0 |
| Innings Bowled: | 9 |
| Overs: | 54.2 |
| Maidens: | 9 |
| Runs Conceded: | 212 |
| Wickets: | 1 |
| 5 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| 10 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| Average: | 212.0 |
| Economy Rate: | 3.91 |
| Best bowling in Innings: | 1/39 |
ODI Matches
| Career Span: | 2007-2011 |
| Matches: | 69 |
| Innings: | 65 |
| Not Outs: | 13 |
| Runs: | 1550 |
| Highest Score: | 96 |
| Average: | 29.81 |
| 50s: | 6 |
| 100s: | 0 |
| Ducks: | 2 |
| Pairs: | 0 |
| Caught Out: | 24 |
| Stumped Out: | 2 |
| Innings Bowled: | 32 |
| Overs: | 109.5 |
| Maidens: | 7 |
| Runs Conceded: | 571 |
| Wickets: | 13 |
| 5 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| 10 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| Average: | 43.92 |
| Economy Rate: | 5.21 |
| Best bowling in Innings: | 4/39 |
