Full name Varun Chopra
Born June 21, 1987, Barking, Essex
Current age 33 years 213 days
Major teams England Lions, England Performance Programme, England Under-19s, Essex, Essex 2nd XI, Sussex, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club, Warwickshire
Nickname Tidz
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Height 6 ft 1 in
Education Ilford County HS
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 192 | 317 | 20 | 10243 | 233* | 34.48 | 20162 | 50.80 | 20 | 50 | 1292 | 36 | 228 | 0 |
List A | 114 | 111 | 7 | 4789 | 160 | 46.04 | 6218 | 77.01 | 12 | 28 | 435 | 45 | 41 | 0 |
T20s | 115 | 112 | 13 | 2896 | 116 | 29.25 | 2435 | 118.93 | 2 | 20 | 251 | 82 | 25 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 192 | 17 | 204 | 128 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.76 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 114 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | - | - | - | 6.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20s | 115 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class debut | Essex v Loughborough UCCE at Chelmsford, Apr 15-17, 2006 scorecard |
Last First-class | Essex v Surrey at Chelmsford, Aug 8-11, 2020 scorecard |
List A debut | Essex v Sri Lankans at Chelmsford, Jun 9, 2006 scorecard |
Last List A | Essex v Gloucestershire at Chelmsford, May 7, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Hampshire v Essex at Southampton, Jul 3, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | Essex v Sussex at Chelmsford, Sep 20, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Essex | v Sussex | Chelmsford | 20 Sep 2020 | T20 |
41 | Essex | v Kent | The Oval | 5 Sep 2020 | T20 |
4 | Essex | v Middlesex | Lord's | 3 Sep 2020 | T20 |
6 | Essex | v Hampshire | Chelmsford | 1 Sep 2020 | T20 |
16 | Essex | v Surrey | The Oval | 30 Aug 2020 | T20 |
2* | Essex | v Middlesex | Chelmsford | 27 Aug 2020 | T20 |
0, 39 | Essex | v Surrey | Chelmsford | 8 Aug 2020 | FC |
41, 9 | Essex | v Kent | Chelmsford | 1 Aug 2020 | FC |
47 | Essex 2nd XI | v Hants 2nd XI | Southampton | 5 Aug 2019 | Other T20 |
59, 0/17 | Essex 2nd XI | v Hants 2nd XI | Southampton | 5 Aug 2019 | Other T20 |
By the time he scored a century on Championship debut in 2006, Varun Chopra had long been viewed as an opening batsman with a bright future. Only one man, Steven Peters, had scored a Championship century for Essex younger than Chopra's 18-years and 338 days, while he had also impressed as captain of England Under-19. He led England to a series whitewash over Sri Lanka in 2005 and was hailed by Graham Gooch as "a smart lad who works hard at his game and has a natural eye for a ball." Even an 11-0 defeat in Bangladesh for the Under-19s ahead of the 2006 World Cup did little to dim his promise.