Benjamin Thomas Foakes (born 15 February 1993) is an English professional cricketer who plays internationally for the England Test cricket team. In domestic cricket, he represents Surrey, having previously played for Essex.[1]
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| Full name | Benjamin Thomas Foakes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 1993 Colchester, Essex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper-batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 689) | 6 November 2018 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 7 March 2024 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only ODI (cap 253) | 3 May 2019 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only T20I (cap 85) | 5 May 2019 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Colts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Foakes made his Test debut in 2018, and played one game for each of the England One Day International and Twenty20 International teams in 2019. He plays as a right-handed wicket-keeper-batsman.[2]
Early life and education
editFoakes was born in Colchester, Essex and educated at Tendring Technology College.[3] His father was English football Premier League referee, Peter Foakes.
Domestic career
editDuring 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.[4] He was dismissed for 5 runs in Essex's first-innings by Thisara Perera. He took three catches from behind the stumps, taking two in the Sri Lankans first-innings and a single catch in their second.[5] In September 2011, he signed a professional contract which ran until 2013.[6]
Foakes found he was unable to force a regular place in the Essex first team, and on 14 August 2014, it was announced that he had joined Surrey County Cricket Club. Foakes was part of the Surrey team that won the 2018 County Championship and the 2022 County Championship.
On 18 September 2023 Foakes signed a new multi-year contract extension at Surrey after becoming a very important member of the team since his arrival by contributing with his excellent wicketkeeping and very reliable batting. Foakes since joining Surrey has amassed over 5,000 First-Class runs averaging just under 43 and has more than 300 dismissals behind the stumps.[7]
International career
editFoakes 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.[8] 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, with the most recent appearance coming in July 2011 when he played three Youth One Day Internationals against South Africa Under-19s.[9]
In September 2017, he was named in England's Test squad for the 2017–18 Ashes series, though he ended up not playing in any of the international matches.[10] In October 2018, he was added to England's Test squad for the series against Sri Lanka.[11] He made his Test debut for England against Sri Lanka on 6 November 2018,[12] scoring 107 in the first innings and getting England to a competitive total.[13] 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.[14]
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.[15] He replaced Sam Billings who was ruled out of the side with a dislocated shoulder.[16] He made his ODI debut for England against Ireland on 3 May 2019, in which he was awarded man of the match for scoring 61 not out, as well as taking two catches and a stumping.[17] He made his T20I debut for England against Pakistan on 5 May 2019.[18]
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.[19][20] 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.[21][22] On 4 July 2020, Foakes was named as one of the nine reserve players for the first Test match of the series.[23][24]
In February 2021, Foakes featured in England's away Test series against India in the absence of Jos Buttler from the second Test onwards. In the second Test in Chennai, Foakes made three stumpings, making him the first English keeper to do so in Asia and equaling the English record for most stumpings in a match.[25][26]
Foakes had been in line to play his maiden home Test series but due to a hamstring injury he was not part of England's Test squad for their series against New Zealand in 2021.[27] He played as first-choice wicket-keeper in both 2022 home Test series against New Zealand and South Africa, making important contributions behind the stumps and with the bat. In the Second Test victory against South Africa he was praised by captain Ben Stokes for his seven catches and a match-defining innings of 113 not out.[28]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ben Foakes profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos".
- ^ "Ben Foakes profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos".
- ^ "Player profile: Ben Foakes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Ben Foakes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Essex v Sri Lankans, 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Masters, Reece and Foakes sign new Essex contracts". BBC Sport. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Surrey trio pen new contracts". Kia Oval. 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Youth Test Matches played by Ben Foakes". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Ben Foakes". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "England name Test squad for Ashes tour". England and Wales Cricket Board. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Ben Foakes called up to England Test squad as Bairstow injury cover". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "1st Test, England tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Nov 6-10 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "England vs Sri Lanka: Ben Foakes reaches debut century as England fight back in Galle". The Independent. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Ben Foakes becomes the fifth keeper to score a century on Test debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Foakes called up to England ODI squad in place of the injured Billings". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Sam Billings: England bring in Ben Foakes to replace injured batsman". BBC Sport. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Only ODI, England tour of Ireland at Dublin, May 3 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Only T20I, Pakistan tour of England at Cardiff, May 5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "England Men confirm back-to-training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "England announce 30-man training squad ahead of first West Indies Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Moeen Ali back in Test frame as England name 30-man training squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "England name squad for first Test against West Indies". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "England v West Indies: Dom Bess in squad, Jack Leach misses out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Watch: Ben Foakes' Stumping Masterclass". Wisden. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Ben Foakes stumps his way into record books". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Foakes out of New Zealand Tests due to hamstring injury". Six Sports. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "England v South Africa: Hosts win by innings at Old Trafford to level series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2022.