Ian Bell
87England · BAT · 2004 to 2015 · on scorecards: IR Bell
BATTING
- Matches
- 161
- Innings
- 157
- Runs
- 5416
- Average
- 37.87
- Strike rate
- 77.16
- High score
- 141
- 100s / 50s
- 4 / 35
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 6
- Average
- 14.66
- Economy
- 6
- Strike rate
- 14.6
- Best figures
- 3/9
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 54 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 14
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ian Bell played 161 ODIs for England in CricArcade's archive, from 2004 to 2015. The first came against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, with a score of 75, and the last against Afghanistan at Sydney Cricket Ground in 2015.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 2,933 runs at 40.2 in 82 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 141 from 125 balls against Australia at Bellerive Oval in 2015, in a defeat. In all: 4 hundreds, 35 fifties.
At home the average was 42.5 across 70 ODIs; away it was 33.0 across 67 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against India: 1,163 runs at 43.1 in 31 ODIs. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 13 ODIs and 413 runs at 31.8. The scorecards record 9 player-of-the-match awards. England won 69 of the ODIs Ian Bell played and lost 82.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 161 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | 125 | Australia | Bellerive Oval | 2015 | Lost |
| 126* | 118 | India | The Rose Bowl | 2007 | Won |
| 126 | 117 | West Indies | The Rose Bowl | 2012 | Won |
| 113* | 143 | India | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium | 2013 | Won |
| 91 | 115 | Australia | Edgbaston | 2013 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/9 | 3.4 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 2004 | Won |
| 2/39 | 5 | Ireland | Civil Service Cricket Club | 2006 | Won |
| 1/13 | 2 | Sri Lanka | Old Trafford | 2006 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 31 | 1,163 | 43.07 | 2/6 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 29 | 1,148 | 39.59 | 1/8 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 26 | 657 | 27.38 | 0/2 | 1 | 30.00 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 654 | 28.43 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 17 | 388 | 32.33 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 9 | 319 | 53.17 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 7 | 341 | 48.71 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 152 | 50.67 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 163 | 40.75 | 0/2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Ireland | 3 | 192 | 64.00 | 0/2 | 2 | 19.50 |
| Scotland | 3 | 110 | 55.00 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 52 | – | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 70 | 2,548 | 42.47 | 2/16 | 1 | 40.00 |
| Away | 67 | 2,012 | 32.98 | 2/12 | 5 | 9.60 |
| Neutral | 24 | 856 | 38.91 | 0/7 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79 | 2,483 | 35.47 | 1/15 | 6 | 14.67 |
| 2010s | 82 | 2,933 | 40.18 | 3/20 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 13 | 413 | 31.77 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 12 | 473 | 39.42 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
| Trent Bridge | 8 | 345 | 86.25 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| The Rose Bowl | 7 | 417 | 69.50 | 2/0 | 0 | – |
| Edgbaston | 7 | 224 | 32.00 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 7 | 213 | 35.50 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 2004 at Harare Sports Club
- Latest in the archive: v Afghanistan, 2015 at Sydney Cricket Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 11 April 1982
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 7,019
- Ducks
- 6
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 2nd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 73.7
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 76.7
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 111.6
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 51.9
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 62.2
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 6,812 balls faced in that period.
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