Full name Mark Ravin Ramprakash
Born September 5, 1969, Bushey, Hertfordshire
Current age 51 years 177 days
Major teams England, Middlesex, Surrey
Nickname Ramps, Bloodaxe
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 5 ft 10 in
Education Gayton High School, Harrow Weald 6th Form College
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 52 | 92 | 6 | 2350 | 154 | 27.32 | 6495 | 36.18 | 2 | 12 | 251 | 7 | 39 | 0 |
ODIs | 18 | 18 | 4 | 376 | 51 | 26.85 | 544 | 69.11 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
First-class | 461 | 764 | 93 | 35659 | 301* | 53.14 | 114 | 147 | 261 | 0 | ||||
List A | 407 | 394 | 64 | 13273 | 147* | 40.22 | 17 | 85 | 137 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 63 | 63 | 10 | 1719 | 85* | 32.43 | 1375 | 125.01 | 0 | 13 | 146 | 60 | 21 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 52 | 25 | 895 | 477 | 4 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 119.25 | 3.19 | 223.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 18 | 5 | 132 | 108 | 4 | 3/28 | 3/28 | 27.00 | 4.90 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 461 | 4177 | 2202 | 34 | 3/32 | 64.76 | 3.16 | 122.8 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 407 | 1734 | 1354 | 46 | 5/38 | 5/38 | 29.43 | 4.68 | 37.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
T20s | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | England v West Indies at Leeds, Jun 6-10, 1991 scorecard |
Last Test | New Zealand v England at Auckland, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2002 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | England v West Indies at Manchester, May 25, 1991 scorecard |
Last ODI | Zimbabwe v England at Bulawayo, Oct 13, 2001 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1987 |
Last First-class | Sussex v Surrey at Horsham, Jun 6-9, 2012 scorecard |
List A debut | 1987 |
Last List A | Surrey v Worcestershire at The Oval, Sep 1, 2010 scorecard |
T20s debut | Surrey v Middlesex at The Oval, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard |
Last T20s | Surrey v Middlesex at The Oval, Jul 8, 2010 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | PCA XI | v ACA Masters | London | 25 Jul 2013 | Other T20 |
8, 37 | Surrey | v Sussex | Horsham | 6 Jun 2012 | FC |
29 | Surr 2nd XI | v Sussx 2nd XI | Wimbledon | 22 May 2012 | Other OD |
0, 0 | Surrey | v Worcs | Worcester | 9 May 2012 | FC |
13, 24* | Surr 2nd XI | v Smrst 2nd XI | Reigate | 2 May 2012 | Other |
1, 10 | Surrey | v Worcs | The Oval | 19 Apr 2012 | FC |
17, 1 | Surrey | v Middlesex | Lord's | 12 Apr 2012 | FC |
24, 9 | Surrey | v Sussex | The Oval | 5 Apr 2012 | FC |
7, 6 | M.C.C. | v Lancashire | Abu Dhabi | 27 Mar 2012 | FC |
4 | M.C.C. | v Lancashire | Dubai | 23 Mar 2012 | Other T20 |
A batsman of rare talent, combining a classically English technique with an un-English intensity, Mark Ramprakash is nonetheless in danger of ending up as unfulfilled as Graeme Hick, with whom he shared a Test debut. A star for Middlesex at 17, he captained England Under-19. But his international career became a monument to England selection policies of the period, with five distinct phases: adhesive beginner (1991), nervous wreck capable of shining only as a stand-in (1992-97), solid achiever lacking only a top gear (1997-99), blatant scapegoat (1999-2000) and seasoned spare part (2001-02). A better player abroad, he has been selected twice as often at home. Only David Lloyd, with his tender loving cheer, got the best out of him. Oddly, he always did well against Australia, averaging 42. His stylish 133 against them at the Oval in 2001, his first Test century in England, felt like a breakthrough, but turned out to be a swansong as Nasser Hussain and Duncan Fletcher lost patience after an indifferent tour of India and New Zealand. All along, he has been a fielder of world class at cover and bat-pad, and a county run-machine. When England gave up on him, he became even more prolific for Surrey: in 2006, his 20th county season, he was Bradmanesque, scoring 2,278 runs and averaging over 100. That remarkable form continued, and at county level he was head and shoulders above his peers. His only (relative) lean patch came in 2008 when he was marooned on 99 first-class hundreds, but when the 100th came - and he may well be the last man to reach that number - the floodgates again opened. In the winter of 2006-07 he astonished team-mates and fans by taking part in Strictly Come Dancing, the BBC TV reality show which had been won the previous year by the much more extrovert Darren Gough. Ramprakash finally did what he hadn't done for England: he conquered his nerves, came out of his shell and rose to the big occasion, scoring a perfect 40 (10/10 from all four judges) for his salsa in the final. And he did it in a range of slinky shirts with not many buttons done up.
Tim de Lisle January 2009
PCA Player of the Year 2006
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2007
Awarded the MBE on 29th Dec 2012