Liam

Plunkett

England
Bowler

About Liam Plunkett

Name
Liam Plunkett
Born
Apr 06, 1985 (39 years)
Birth Place
England
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed
Bowling Style
Right-arm fast medium

With all the elements of an all-rounder, Liam Plunkett debuted in first-class cricket for Durham in 2003, and in a couple of years took instant charge of the bowling attack. Injured team-mates Steve Harmison and Mark Davies had left behind big shoes to fill to which Plunkett quickly responded, by claiming 50 wickets in the 2005 season for the first time.

Nicknamed "Pudsy", he was selected for England’s tour to Pakistan in 2005-06 and made his Test and ODI debut in the same tour. In only his second ODI, he showed his batting skills with a decent half century. An injury to Simon Jones granted him his first Test appearance, where he struggled. The Pakistan tour was followed by a tour to India where Plunkett played his second Test and was rather unsuccessful. Later, he was also chosen for the Test series against Sri Lanka where he enjoyed moderate success. A part of England’s Ashes squad in 2006-07, he failed to attract attention in Tests, but rose to prominence in the ODIs with 12 wickets in the series. His impressive performance gave him a place in the 2007 World Cup squad, where he played a few games. 

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ICC Ranking

# 0
Test
# 29
ODI
# 14
T20I

Career Stats

Batting
Bowling
Batter
Test
ODI
T20I
Domestic-Firstclass
Matches
13
77
20
142
Innings
20
45
11
193
Runs
238
584
42
4138
Highest Score
55
56
18
126
SR
46.00
99.00
123.00
0.00
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Team Played For

England
England
Dolphins
Dolphins
Durham Cricket Board
Durham Cricket Board
Durham
Durham
England A
England A
England XI
England XI
Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals
England Under-19
England Under-19
Melbourne Stars
Melbourne Stars
Sylhet Sixers
Sylhet Sixers
England Lions
England Lions
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Kerala Knights
Kerala Knights
Punjabi Legends
Punjabi Legends