Ben Ackland Explained

Ben Ackland
Country:Ireland
Fullname:Benjamin James Ackland
Nickname:Ackers[1]
Birth Date:26 October 1989
Birth Place:Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Heightft:6
Heightinch:1
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off break
Role:Batsman
Club1:Cambridge MCCU
Year1:2010–2012
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:7
Runs1:365
Bat Avg1:33.18
100S/50S1:0/4
Top Score1:74
Deliveries1:6
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Date:9 September
Year:2013
Source:http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/112/112825/112825.html CricketArchive

Benjamin James Ackland (born 26 October 1989) is an English-born Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Nuneaton in Warwickshire, and educated at Queen's College, Taunton.[1]

Ackland made his debut for Ireland Under-19s in a Youth One Day International against England Under-19s in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup. He made six appearances in that competition and also played for Ireland Under-19s in 2010 Under-19 World Cup, making five appearances in that competition.[2]

Later in 2010, while studying for his degree in Sports Science & Coaching at Anglia Ruskin University,[1] Ackland made his first-class debut for Cambridge MCCU against Leicestershire. He made a further appearance that season against Sussex. In the 2011 season, he made three further first-class appearances for the team, playing against Essex, Middlesex and Surrey.[3] In his five first-class matches to date, he has scored 293 runs at an average of 41.85, with a high score of 74.[4] This score, one of four fifties he made, came against Middlesex.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile: Ben Ackland. www.mccuniversities.org. 29 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110908043549/http://www.mccuniversities.org/cambridge/player-profiles/ben-ackland,221,PP.html. 8 September 2011. dead.
  2. Web site: subscription. Youth One-Day International Matches played by Ben Ackland. CricketArchive. 29 September 2011. 13 July 2012. https://archive.today/20120713130932/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/112/112825/Youth_One-Day_International_Matches.html. dead.
  3. Web site: subscription . First-Class Matches played by Ben Ackland. CricketArchive. 29 September 2011.
  4. Web site: subscription . First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ben Ackland. CricketArchive. 29 September 2011.
  5. Web site: subscription . Cambridge MCCU v Middlesex, 2011. CricketArchive. 29 September 2011.