Ian Bell
On scorecards: IR Bell
In-game rating: 88/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ian Bell played 118 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 2004 to 2015. The first came against West Indies at Kennington Oval, with a score of 70, and the last against Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 2015.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 4,436 runs at 44.8 in 67 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 235 from 364 balls against India at Kennington Oval in 2011, in a match England won. In all: 22 hundreds, 46 fifties.
At home the average was 47.8 across 65 Tests; away it was 39.8 across 47 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Australia: 1,983 runs at 35.4 in 33 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 18 Tests and 1,264 runs at 46.8. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. England won 48 of the Tests Ian Bell played and lost 39, with 31 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 118 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 235 | 364 | India | Kennington Oval | 2011 | Won |
| 199 | 336 | South Africa | Lord's | 2008 | Drawn |
| 167 | 256 | India | The Rose Bowl | 2014 | Won |
| 162* | 168 | Bangladesh | Riverside Ground | 2005 | Won |
| 159 | 206 | India | Trent Bridge | 2011 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/33 | 7 | Pakistan | Iqbal Stadium | 2005 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 33 | 1,983 | 35.41 | 4/18 | 0 | – |
| India | 20 | 1,343 | 41.97 | 4/4 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 13 | 564 | 28.20 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 13 | 897 | 42.71 | 4/3 | 1 | 42.00 |
| West Indies | 12 | 706 | 47.07 | 2/5 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 11 | 789 | 41.53 | 2/4 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 10 | 812 | 58.00 | 2/8 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 633 | 158.25 | 3/2 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 4,450 | 47.85 | 15/25 | 0 | – |
| Away | 47 | 3,068 | 39.84 | 7/20 | 1 | 56.00 |
| Neutral | 6 | 209 | 19.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51 | 3,291 | 40.13 | 9/21 | 1 | 76.00 |
| 2010s | 67 | 4,436 | 44.81 | 13/25 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 18 | 1,264 | 46.81 | 4/8 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 11 | 717 | 39.83 | 1/5 | 0 | – |
| Trent Bridge | 8 | 409 | 34.08 | 2/0 | 0 | – |
| Headingley | 8 | 309 | 22.07 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Old Trafford | 7 | 608 | 76.00 | 2/5 | 0 | – |
| Edgbaston | 6 | 378 | 54.00 | 0/5 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 2004 at Kennington Oval
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2015 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
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