Liam Plunkett
86England · PACE · 2005 to 2019 · on scorecards: LE Plunkett
BATTING
- Matches
- 89
- Innings
- 50
- Runs
- 646
- Average
- 20.83
- Strike rate
- 102.7
- High score
- 56
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 135
- Average
- 29.7
- Economy
- 5.81
- Strike rate
- 30.6
- Best figures
- 5/52
- 4w / 5w
- 6 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 26 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 2
CAREER IN BRIEF
Liam Plunkett played 89 ODIs for England in CricArcade's archive, from 2005 to 2019. The first came against Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium, with 3 wickets, and the last against New Zealand at Lord's in 2019.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 351 runs at 20.6 in 62 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 56 from 80 balls against Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium in 2005, in a defeat. The best bowling is 5 for 52 against West Indies at County Ground in 2017.
In all: 1 fifty, 1 five-wicket haul. At home the average was 19.1 across 51 ODIs; away it was 18.1 across 34 ODIs. The most runs came against New Zealand: 166 runs at 55.3 in 8 ODIs. Kennington Oval was the most frequent ground, with 8 ODIs and 59 runs at 29.5. England won 58 of the ODIs Liam Plunkett played and lost 25.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 89 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 80 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 2005 | Lost |
| 47* | 45 | Scotland | Grange Cricket Club Ground | 2018 | Lost |
| 44 | 30 | New Zealand | Kennington Oval | 2015 | Lost |
| 29* | 34 | New Zealand | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground | 2007 | Lost |
| 29 | 18 | Sri Lanka | Old Trafford | 2006 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/52 | 8.1 | West Indies | County Ground | 2017 | Won |
| 4/35 | 7 | Ireland | The Village | 2019 | Won |
| 4/40 | 8.2 | West Indies | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 2017 | Won |
| 4/46 | 10 | India | Lord's | 2018 | Won |
| 4/53 | 9.1 | Australia | Sophia Gardens | 2018 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 17 | 84 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 25 | 29.12 |
| West Indies | 16 | 30 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 26 | 24.81 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 103 | 25.75 | 0/1 | 16 | 39.81 |
| India | 11 | 80 | 11.43 | 0/0 | 16 | 31.31 |
| Sri Lanka | 11 | 97 | 24.25 | 0/0 | 14 | 39.79 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 166 | 55.33 | 0/0 | 16 | 24.38 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 27 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 31.60 |
| Ireland | 4 | 3 | – | 0/0 | 7 | 17.14 |
| South Africa | 3 | 9 | – | 0/0 | 6 | 23.83 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 23.00 |
| Scotland | 1 | 47 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 42.50 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 51 | 306 | 19.13 | 0/0 | 79 | 29.18 |
| Away | 34 | 271 | 18.07 | 0/1 | 47 | 31.96 |
| Neutral | 4 | 69 | – | 0/0 | 9 | 22.56 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27 | 295 | 21.07 | 0/1 | 37 | 34.05 |
| 2010s | 62 | 351 | 20.65 | 0/0 | 98 | 28.06 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennington Oval | 8 | 59 | 29.50 | 0/0 | 12 | 35.50 |
| Lord's | 7 | 52 | 17.33 | 0/0 | 15 | 18.20 |
| Trent Bridge | 6 | 34 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 38.00 |
| Sophia Gardens | 5 | 61 | 15.25 | 0/0 | 12 | 18.42 |
| Headingley | 5 | 26 | 26.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 59.25 |
| Edgbaston | 5 | 14 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 46.80 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 2005 at Gaddafi Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2019 at Lord's
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 6 April 1985
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 629
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 6
- Most common batting position
- 9th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 60.3
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 127.4
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 20.7
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 34.3
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 489 balls faced in that period.
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