Ian Bell (England)
| Full Name: | Ian Bell |
| Date of birth: | 11 / 04 / 1982 |
| Country: | England |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Batting style: | Right-hand |
| Bowling style: | Right arm medium |
Latest News
- 23/12/10 - Bell none the wiser about batting promotion
- 20/12/10 - Flower: Oz still vulnerable
- 17/12/10 - Bell rues bad day at the office
- 13/12/10 - The Weekly Quiz
- 06/12/10 - Late strike keeps England on course
- 25/11/10 - Bell laments poor batting display
Career summary
- Test Debut: v West Indies at The Oval, August, 2004.
- ODI Debut: v Zimbabwe at Harare, November 28 2004
- T20I Debut: v Pakistan at Bristol, August 28 2006
- A technically correct middle-order batsman.
- Struggled in the successful 2005 Ashes series, making just 171 in 10 innings, after an outstanding start to his Test career.
- Recovered to top-score in the 2005/6 series against Pakistan.
- Impressive in the 2006 series against Pakistan, scoring three centuries in the first three Tests.
- Impressed in Australia despite the 5-0 series defeat and managed four half centuries during the Test series.
- ICC's Young Player of the Year in 2006.
- Cemented his place in the England team with a superb Test-best innings of 199 in the 2008 Lord's Test against South Africa.
- After being in and out of the one-day side, impressed at the top of the order alongside Matt Prior in a 4-0 win over South Africa.
- Kept out of the side at the start of the 2009 Ashes series by Ravi Bopara, Ian Bell returned late in the series and made a crucial 70 in the final Test at The Oval.
- An impressive winter saw Bell answer many of his critics with a series of crucial, backs-to-the-wall knocks in the 1-1 series draw in South Africa.
- Continued his stunning record against Bangladesh with away and home Test centuries against the Tigers in 2010.
- Fine domestic one-day form earned him a recall to the England 50-over side in place of the injured Kevin Pietersen for the series against Bangladesh. He made a matchwinning 84 not out in the first game before breaking his foot fielding in game two.
July 2010
Test Matches
| Career Span: | 2004-2012 |
| Matches: | 72 |
| Innings: | 122 |
| Not Outs: | 14 |
| Runs: | 5078 |
| Highest Score: | 235 |
| Average: | 47.02 |
| 50s: | 28 |
| 100s: | 16 |
| Ducks: | 9 |
| Pairs: | 0 |
| Caught Out: | 69 |
| Stumped Out: | 1 |
| Innings Bowled: | 6 |
| Overs: | 18.0 |
| Maidens: | 3 |
| Runs Conceded: | 76 |
| Wickets: | 1 |
| 5 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| 10 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| Average: | 76.0 |
| Economy Rate: | 4.22 |
| Best bowling in Innings: | 1/33 |
ODI Matches
| Career Span: | 2004-2011 |
| Matches: | 111 |
| Innings: | 107 |
| Not Outs: | 10 |
| Runs: | 3310 |
| Highest Score: | 126 |
| Average: | 34.12 |
| 50s: | 19 |
| 100s: | 1 |
| Ducks: | 6 |
| Pairs: | 0 |
| Caught Out: | 65 |
| Stumped Out: | 1 |
| Innings Bowled: | 6 |
| Overs: | 14.4 |
| Maidens: | 0 |
| Runs Conceded: | 88 |
| Wickets: | 6 |
| 5 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| 10 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| Average: | 14.67 |
| Economy Rate: | 6.11 |
| Best bowling in Innings: | 3/9 |
