Ian Westwood

England

Full name Ian James Westwood

Born July 13, 1982, Birmingham, Warwickshire

Current age 37 years 127 days

Major teams Warwickshire, Warwickshire Cricket Board

Nickname Westy

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Height 5 ft 7 in

Education Solihull Sixth Form College

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
First-class	159	266	22	8077	196	33.10	17858	45.22	16	42			83
List A	60	50	9	940	65	22.92			0	3			7
T20s	38	27	12	342	49*	22.80	300	114.00	0	0	31	3	5

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR
First-class	159		604	337	7	2/39		48.14	3.34	86.2
List A	60		264	227	3	1/28	1/28	75.66	5.15	88.0
T20s	38	4	54	91	5	3/29	3/29	18.20	10.11	10.8

Career statistics

First-class debut	Warwickshire v India A at Birmingham, Jul 30-Aug 2, 2003 scorecard
Last First-class	Essex v Warwickshire at Chelmsford, Jun 19-22, 2017 scorecard
List A debut	2001
Last List A	Warwickshire v Northamptonshire at Birmingham, Aug 26, 2013 scorecard
T20s debut	Glamorgan v Warwickshire at Swansea, Jun 25, 2005 scorecard
Last T20s	Warwickshire v Hampshire at Birmingham, Jul 26, 2010 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
22, 0	Warwickshire	v Essex	Chelmsford	19 Jun 2017	FC
3, 2	Warwickshire	v Hampshire	Southampton	2 Jun 2017	FC
21	Warwickshire	v Somerset	Taunton	19 May 2017	FC
142, 3	Warwcks 2nd	v Yorks 2nd XI	Harrogate	9 May 2017	Other
77, 84	Warwcks 2nd	v Leics 2nd XI	Birmingham	3 May 2017	Other
153, 52	Warwickshire	v Surrey	Birmingham	21 Apr 2017	FC
52	Warwcks 2nd	v Worcs 2nd XI	Worcester	18 Apr 2017	Other
0, 34	Warwickshire	v Lancashire	Birmingham	20 Sep 2016	FC
34, 3	Warwickshire	v Somerset	Taunton	6 Sep 2016	FC
81, 28	Warwickshire	v Middlesex	Birmingham	31 Aug 2016	FC

Profile

A diminutive opening batsman - Shane Warne once asked an umpire if his dismissal should only count as half a wicket - Ian Westwood progressed through all stages of the Warwickshire youth system and was eventually named club captain ahead of the 2009 season. While not blessed with the widest range of strokes, Westwood impressed with his temperament and produced many stubborn innings at the top of the order. Wearied by the demands of captaincy and no longer guaranteed a place in Warwickshire's first choice team, he stepped down at the end of the 2010 season having already been replaced in the limited-overs team that won the CB40 final. He continued to contribute in the longer-form, though no longer assured of his place in a full-strength side, and played a valuable role in the championship-winning side of 2012. Warwickshire rewarded his loyalty by awarding him a benefit season for 2015. He retired midway through the 2017 season. George Dobell Nov 2014

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