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Full name Liam Edward Plunkett
Born April 6, 1985, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire
Current age 23 years 145 days
Major teams England,Dolphins,Durham,Durham Cricket Board,England Under-19s
Nickname Pudsy
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height
6 ft 3 in
Education Nunthorpe Comprehensive
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
9
13
2
126
44*
11.45
318
39.62
0
0
16
0
3
0
ODIs
27
24
10
295
56
21.07
346
85.26
0
1
21
5
7
0
T20Is
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
0
First-class
67
102
21
1591
74*
19.64
3411
46.64
0
6
37
0
List A
75
50
20
692
72
23.06
738
93.76
0
2
16
0
Twenty20
22
12
7
64
13*
12.80
60
106.66
0
0
3
2
7
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
9
17
1538
916
23
3/17
6/60
39.82
3.57
66.8
0
0
0
ODIs
27
27
1291
1260
37
3/24
3/24
34.05
5.85
34.8
0
0
0
T20Is
1
1
24
37
1
1/37
1/37
37.00
9.25
24.0
0
0
0
First-class
67
10432
6423
202
6/74
31.79
3.69
51.6
3
5
0
List A
75
3406
2973
96
4/15
4/15
30.96
5.23
35.4
2
0
0
Twenty20
22
22
428
505
21
3/16
3/16
24.04
7.07
20.3
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Pakistan v England at Lahore, Nov 29-Dec 3, 2005 scorecard
Last Test
England v West Indies at Manchester, Jun 7-11, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Pakistan v England at Lahore, Dec 10, 2005 scorecard
Last ODI
England v West Indies at Nottingham, Jul 7, 2007 scorecard
ODI statistics
Only T20I
England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
2003
Last First-class
Hampshire v Durham at Basingstoke, Aug 27-29, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2003
Last List A
Worcestershire v Durham at Worcester, Aug 24, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Derbyshire v Durham at Derby, Jun 23, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Durham v Middlesex at Southampton, Jul 26, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Liam Plunkett's selection for England's tour of Pakistan and India in 2005-06 represented the culmination of a two-year rise to prominence. Having made his first-class debut for Durham in 2003, Plunkett took on immediate responsibilities in the absence of Steve Harmison and the injured Mark Davies, and in 2005 took 50 wickets in a season for the first time. Not dissimilar to the young Harmison in build or bowling style, he also has the makings of a useful allrounder, as he demonstrated with a composed half-century in only his second one-day international against Pakistan. Earlier on that tour, following the withdrawal of Simon Jones with an ankle injury, Plunkett had made his Test debut as well, acquitting himself well in the midst of a thumping innings defeat at Lahore. His second Test, against India at Mohali the following March, was less successful, but at the age of 20, he had undoubtedly marked himself out as one for the future. Selected for England's Test series against Sri Lanka, he struggled at times but took 3 for 43 at Edgbaston in England's win. A side strain forced him out of the remaining two Tests against the touring Pakistanis but he was selected for England's Ashes campaign in Australia. For seven gruelling weeks he was the forgotten man of the tour, but then - come the one-dayers - he seized his opportunity to impress with 12 wickets in the series, including 3 for 43 in the decisive second final against Australia. It was a performance that secured his World Cup passage, though he only played three games and lacked the incisiveness he had shown in Australia. Andrew Miller May 2007
Notes
NBC Denis Compton Award 2003 NBC Denis Compton Award 2005
