Full name Gary Simon Ballance
Born November 22, 1989, Zimbabwe
Current age 30 years 16 days
Major teams England, Derbyshire, Derbyshire 2nd XI, England Lions, Mid West Rhinos, Yorkshire, Zimbabwe Under-19s
Nickname Gazza
Playing role Middle-order batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Education Peterhouse, Zimbabwe; Harrow School
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 23 | 42 | 2 | 1498 | 156 | 37.45 | 3176 | 47.16 | 4 | 7 | 195 | 8 | 22 | 0 |
ODIs | 16 | 15 | 1 | 297 | 79 | 21.21 | 443 | 67.04 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
First-class | 160 | 262 | 24 | 11282 | 210 | 47.40 | 21751 | 51.86 | 40 | 51 | 1461 | 65 | 120 | 0 |
List A | 110 | 102 | 14 | 4360 | 156 | 49.54 | 4841 | 90.06 | 8 | 26 | 378 | 82 | 43 | 0 |
T20s | 90 | 80 | 9 | 1648 | 79 | 23.21 | 1349 | 122.16 | 0 | 6 | 118 | 67 | 46 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 23 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 160 | 9 | 162 | 154 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.70 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 110 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 3-5, 2014 scorecard |
Last Test | England v South Africa at Nottingham, Jul 14-17, 2017 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Ireland v England at Dublin (Malahide), Sep 3, 2013 scorecard |
Last ODI | England v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Mar 1, 2015 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | Kent v Yorkshire at Canterbury, Jul 11-14, 2008 scorecard |
Last First-class | Warwickshire v Yorkshire at Birmingham, Sep 23-26, 2019 scorecard |
List A debut | Derbyshire v West Indies A at Derby, Aug 6, 2006 scorecard |
Last List A | Worcestershire v Yorkshire at Worcester, May 4, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Yorkshire v Warwickshire at Leeds, Jul 4, 2010 scorecard |
Last T20s | Yorkshire v Birmingham Bears at Leeds, Aug 4, 2019 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | Yorkshire | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 23 Sep 2019 | FC |
4, 2 | Yorkshire | v Kent | Leeds | 16 Sep 2019 | FC |
35, 23 | Yorkshire | v Somerset | Taunton | 10 Sep 2019 | FC |
0, 61 | Yorkshire | v Notts | Scarborough | 18 Aug 2019 | FC |
11 | Yorkshire | v Bears | Leeds | 4 Aug 2019 | T20 |
4 | Yorkshire | v Worcs | Leeds | 2 Aug 2019 | T20 |
4 | Yorkshire | v Lancashire | Leeds | 25 Jul 2019 | T20 |
- | Yorkshire | v Leics | Leicester | 23 Jul 2019 | T20 |
5 | Yorkshire | v Derbyshire | Chesterfield | 20 Jul 2019 | T20 |
111 | Yorkshire | v Somerset | Leeds | 13 Jul 2019 | FC |
The belief that when one seemingly indispensable player retreats into the background another often rises to the challenge was exemplified by Gary Ballance as he took the England chance offered by Jonathan Trott's stress-related illness. In no time, Ballance's nuggety left-handed batting style was providing the backbone of England's line-up. There was nothing overly stylish about his approach, but his discipline and shrewdness was apparent and he could step up the tempo when necessary. Ballance, in the coach's parlance was a batman who Found A Way.
ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2014
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2015