Ben Foakes

Benjamin Thomas Foakes (born 15 February 1993) is an English cricketer. Foakes is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He made his international debut for the England cricket team in November 2018.

Ben Foakes
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Thomas Foakes
Born (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993
Colchester, Essex, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 689)6 November 2018 v Sri Lanka
Last Test31 January 2019 v West Indies
Only ODI (cap 253)3 May 2019 v Ireland
Only T20I (cap 85)5 May 2019 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–2014Essex (squad no. 4)
2014Colts
2015–presentSurrey (squad no. 7)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 5 1 109 73
Runs scored 332 61 5,474 1,941
Batting average 41.50 – 38.01 37.32
100s/50s 1/1 0/1 9/30 0/18
Top score 107 61* 141* 92
Catches/stumpings 10/2 2/1 225/23 86/11
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 October 2019

Early life and education

Foakes was born in Colchester, Essex and educated at Tendring Technology College.[1] His father was English football Premier League referee Peter Foakes.

County cricket

During the 2011 English season, Foakes made his debut for Essex in a first-class match against the touring Sri Lankans at the County Ground, Chelmsford.[2] He was dismissed for 5 runs in Essex's first-innings by Thissara Perera. He took three catches from behind the stumps, taking two in the Sri Lankans first-innings and a single catch in their second.[3] In September 2011, he signed a professional contract which ran until 2013.[4]

On 14 August 2014 it was announced that Foakes had joined Surrey County Cricket Club.

International cricket

Foakes made his debut for England Under-19s in January 2011, playing two Youth Test matches against Sri Lanka Under-19s during England's tour to Sri Lanka.[5] It was during this tour that he made his Youth One Day International debut, to date he has had made six appearances in that format, most recently in July 2011 when he played three Youth One Day Internationals against South Africa Under-19s.[6]

In September 2017 he was named in England's Test squad for the 2017–18 Ashes series, though he did not end up playing in any of the international matches.[7] In October 2018, he was added to England's Test squad for the series against Sri Lanka.[8] He made his Test debut for England against Sri Lanka on 6 November 2018,[9] scoring 107 in the first innings and getting England to a competitive total.[10] He was the 20th batsman for England to score a century on debut in Tests, the second English wicket-keeper to do so after Matt Prior, and the fifth keeper-batsman overall.[11]

In April 2019, Foakes was added to England's squad for the one-off One Day International (ODI) against Ireland and the one-off Twenty20 International (T20I) against Pakistan.[12] He replaced Sam Billings who was ruled out of the side with a dislocated shoulder.[13] He made his ODI debut for England against Ireland on 3 May 2019.[14] He made his T20I debut for England against Pakistan on 5 May 2019.[15]

On 29 May 2020, Foakes was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[16][17] On 17 June 2020, Foakes was included in England's 30-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the Test series against the West Indies.[18][19]

See also

References
  1. "Player profile: Ben Foakes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Ben Foakes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  3. "Essex v Sri Lankans, 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  4. "Masters, Reece and Foakes sign new Essex contracts". BBC Sport. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  5. "Youth Test Matches played by Ben Foakes". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  6. "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Ben Foakes". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  7. "England name Test squad for Ashes tour". England and Wales Cricket Board. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  8. "Ben Foakes called up to England Test squad as Bairstow injury cover". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  9. "1st Test, England tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Nov 6-10 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  10. "England vs Sri Lanka: Ben Foakes reaches debut century as England fight back in Galle". The Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  11. "Ben Foakes becomes the fifth keeper to score a century on Test debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  12. "Foakes called up to England ODI squad in place of the injured Billings". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  13. "Sam Billings: England bring in Ben Foakes to replace injured batsman". BBC Sport. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  14. "Only ODI, England tour of Ireland at Dublin, May 3 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  15. "Only T20I, Pakistan tour of England at Cardiff, May 5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  16. "England Men confirm back-to-training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  17. "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  18. "England announce 30-man training squad ahead of first West Indies Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  19. "Moeen Ali back in Test frame as England name 30-man training squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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