Full name Ian Ronald Bell
Born April 11, 1982, Walsgrave, Coventry, Warwickshire
Current age 36 years 9 days
Major teams England, England Lions, England Under-19s, Marylebone Cricket Club, Perth Scorchers, Warwickshire, Warwickshire Cricket Board
Nickname Belly
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 5 ft 10 in
Education Princethorpe College, Rugby
Relation Brother - KD Bell
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
118 | 205 | 24 | 7727 | 235 | 42.69 | 15622 | 49.46 | 22 | 46 | 919 | 39 | 100 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
161 | 157 | 14 | 5416 | 141 | 37.87 | 7019 | 77.16 | 4 | 35 | 525 | 32 | 54 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
8 | 8 | 1 | 188 | 60* | 26.85 | 163 | 115.33 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
First-class | 294 | 495 | 51 | 19309 | 262* | 43.48 | 52 | 102 | 220 | 0 | ||||
List A | 310 | 296 | 30 | 10904 | 158 | 40.99 | 12 | 79 | 107 | 0 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
89 | 85 | 10 | 2115 | 90 | 28.20 | 1741 | 121.48 | 0 | 13 | 201 | 54 | 33 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
118 | 6 | 108 | 76 | 1 | 1/33 | 1/33 | 76.00 | 4.22 | 108.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
161 | 6 | 88 | 88 | 6 | 3/9 | 3/9 | 14.66 | 6.00 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 294 | 2875 | 1615 | 47 | 4/4 | 34.36 | 3.37 | 61.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
List A | 310 | 1290 | 1138 | 33 | 5/41 | 5/41 | 34.48 | 5.29 | 39.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
89 | 10 | 132 | 186 | 3 | 1/12 | 1/12 | 62.00 | 8.45 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | England v West Indies at The Oval, Aug 19-21, 2004 scorecard |
Last Test | England v Pakistan at Sharjah, Nov 1-5, 2015 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Zimbabwe v England at Harare, Nov 28, 2004 scorecard |
Last ODI | Afghanistan v England at Sydney, Mar 13, 2015 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | England v Pakistan at Bristol, Aug 28, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20I | England v Sri Lanka at The Oval, May 20, 2014 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1999 |
Last First-class | Warwickshire v Sussex at Birmingham, Apr 13-16, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut | 1999 |
Last List A | Warwickshire v Yorkshire at Birmingham, May 14, 2017 scorecard |
T20s debut | Somerset v Warwickshire at Taunton, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard |
Last T20s | Durham v Warwickshire at Chester-le-Street, Aug 13, 2017 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
70, 10 | Warwickshire | v Sussex | Birmingham | 13 Apr 2018 | FC |
100 | Warwickshire | v Durham MCCU | Birmingham | 1 Apr 2018 | FC |
0, 77* | Warwickshire | v Hampshire | Birmingham | 25 Sep 2017 | FC |
51, 14 | Warwickshire | v Yorkshire | Leeds | 19 Sep 2017 | FC |
37, 5 | Warwickshire | v Essex | Birmingham | 12 Sep 2017 | FC |
14, 24 | Warwickshire | v Somerset | Birmingham | 5 Sep 2017 | FC |
14, 15 | Warwickshire | v Lancashire | Manchester | 28 Aug 2017 | FC |
- | Warwickshire | v Durham | Chester-le-Street | 13 Aug 2017 | T20 |
11 | Warwickshire | v Notts | Nottingham | 11 Aug 2017 | T20 |
14, 0 | Warwickshire | v Middlesex | Lord's | 6 Aug 2017 | FC |
Once described by Dayle Hadlee as the best 16-year old he had ever seen, Ian Bell had been earmarked for greatness long before he was drafted onto the England tour of New Zealand in 2001-02, as cover for the injured Mark Butcher.
NBC Denis Compton Award 1999, 2000, 2001
PCA Young Cricketer of the Year 2004
Awarded the MBE in 2005
ICC Emerging Player of the Year 2006