List of international cricket centuries by Ian Bell explained

Ian Bell is a cricketer who represents the England cricket team.[1] He has scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) in Test and One Day International (ODI) matches on 22 and 4 occasions respectively.[2] [3] As of November 2015, he has played 118 Tests and 161 ODIs for England, scoring 7,727 and 5,416 runs respectively.[1]

Bell made his Test debut in 2004 in the fourth Test against the West Indies at The Oval, scoring 70 in a ten-wicket England victory.[4] His first century came a year later against Bangladesh at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.[5] His highest Test score is 235 against India at The Oval.[6] Bell has scored Test centuries at fifteen cricket grounds, including seven at venues outside England.[7] [8] He has scored his twenty-two Test centuries against eight different opponents; he is most successful against Australia, Pakistan and India, with four against each. England have never lost a test match in which Bell has scored a century.[9] His dismissal for 199 against South Africa in July 2008 made him just the seventh batsman to lose his wicket on that score in Test cricket.[10] As of November 2015, Bell is joint twenty-eighth among all-time Test century makers,[2] and joint third in the equivalent list for England.[11]

Bell's ODI debut came in 2004 against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club, a match England won by five wickets. He scored 75 runs in the match, and received the man of the match award.[12] His first century came three years later at the Rose Bowl, Southampton, scoring an unbeaten 126 in a 104-run victory over India.[13] His highest ODI score is 141 against Australia at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart in 2015.[14] Following the conclusion of the 2015 Ashes series, Bell announced his retirement from ODI cricket.[15]

Bell has played eight Twenty20 International (T20I) matches, without scoring a century,[16] his highest score being 60 not out.[1] As of 2015, Bell is joint forty-sixth—with Garfield Sobers, Marcus Trescothick and David Boon—in the list of century-makers in international cricket, all formats of the game combined.[17]

Key

Key
SymbolMeaning
Remained not out
Man of the match
Balls Balls faced
Pos.Position in the batting order
Inn.The innings of the match
TestThe number of the Test match played in that series
S/RStrike rate during the innings
H/AVenue was at home (England) or away
DateDate the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches
LostThe match was lost by England
WonThe match was won by England
DrawnThe match was drawn
D/LThe match was decided using the Duckworth–Lewis method

Test cricket centuries

List of Test centuries scored by Ian Bell
No. Score Against Pos. Inn. Test Venue H/A/N Date Result
14 2 2/2 Home Won
24 2 2/3 Away Drawn [18]
36 1 1/4 Home Drawn [19]
46 2 2/4 Home Won [20]
56 1 3/4 Home Won [21]
66 1 1/4 Home Drawn [22]
75 3 3/3 Away Won [23]
85 1 1/4 Home Drawn [24]
96 2 2/4 Away Won [25]
105 2 2/2 Away Won [26]
115 1 2/2 Home Won [27]
127 2 5/5 Away Won [28]
136 2 1/3 Home Won [29]
145 2 3/3 Home Drawn [30]
153 3 2/4 Home Won [31]
163 1 4/4 Home Won
175 3 4/4 Away Drawn [32]
185 3 1/5 Home Won [33]
195 1 2/5 Home Won [34]
205 3 4/5 Home Won [35]
214 1 3/5 Home Won [36]
224 1 1/3 Away Drawn [37]

One Day International centuries

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Score Balls Against Pos. Inn. S/R Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref
13 1 Home Won
22 1 Home Won (D/L)[38]
32 2 Away Won [39]
42 1 Away Lost

Notes

A.  Bell is joint twenty-eighth in all-time Test century makers along with Wally Hammond, Mohammad Azharuddin, Colin Cowdrey and Geoffrey Boycott.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile: Ian Bell . ESPNcricinfo . 23 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Records – Test records – Batting records – Most hundreds in a career . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Records – ODI records – Batting records – Most hundreds in a career . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  4. Web site: West Indies tour of England, 4th Test: England v West Indies at The Oval, 19–21 August 2004 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015.
  5. Web site: Bangladesh tour of England, 2nd Test: England v Bangladesh at Chester-le-Street, 3–5 June 2005 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  6. Web site: India tour of England, 4th Test: England v India at The Oval, 18–22 August 2011 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  7. Web site: Ian Bell  – Centuries at home venues . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150219174512/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/9062.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Bhome_or_away%3D1%3Borderby%3Dstart%3Brunsmin1%3D100%3Brunsval1%3Druns%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings . 19 February 2015 . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: Ian Bell – Centuries at venues outside England . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150219174540/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/9062.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Bhome_or_away%3D2%3Bhome_or_away%3D3%3Borderby%3Dstart%3Brunsmin1%3D100%3Brunsval1%3Druns%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dinnings . 19 February 2015 . dmy-all .
  9. News: Ian Bell's 'enjoyable' third century equals David Gower's Ashes record . Wilson . Andy . . 11 August 2013 . 27 August 2015 .
  10. Web site: Records / Test matches / Batting records / Dismissed for 99 (and 199, 299 etc) . ESPNcricinfo. 29 August 2015.
  11. Web site: Records – Test matches – Most hundreds in a career for England . ESPNcricinfo . 30 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121130040001/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_hundreds_career.html?class=1%3Bid%3D1%3Btype%3Dteam . 30 November 2012 . dmy-all .
  12. Web site: England tour of Zimbabwe, 1st ODI: Zimbabwe v England at Harare, 28 November 2004 . ESPNcricinfo. 23 January 2015.
  13. Web site: India tour of Ireland, England and Scotland, 1st ODI: England v India at Southampton, 21 August 2007 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  14. Web site: Carlton Mid One-Day International Tri-Series, 4th Match: Australia v England at Hobart, 23 January 2015 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  15. Web site: Ian Bell retires from one-day international cricket. Dan . Lucas . . 28 August 2015 . 26 September 2015 .
  16. Web site: Statistics – Statsguru – Ian Bell – Twenty20 Internationals . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150219201659/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/9062.html?class=3%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting . 19 February 2015 . dmy-all .
  17. Web site: Records – Combined Test, ODI and T20I records – Batting records – Most hundreds in a career . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015.
  18. Web site: England tour of Pakistan, 2nd Test: Pakistan v England at Faisalabad, 20–24 November 2005 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  19. Web site: Pakistan tour of England and Scotland, 1st Test: England v Pakistan at Lord's, 13–17 July 2006 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  20. Web site: Pakistan tour of England and Scotland, 2nd Test: England v Pakistan at Manchester, 27–29 July 2006 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  21. Web site: Pakistan tour of England and Scotland, 3rd Test: England v Pakistan at Leeds, 4–8 August 2006 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  22. Web site: West Indies tour of England and Ireland, 1st Test: England v West Indies at Lord's, 17–21 May 2007 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  23. Web site: England tour of New Zealand, 3rd Test: New Zealand v England at Napier, 22–26 March 2008 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  24. Web site: South Africa tour of England, 1st Test: England v South Africa at Lord's,10–14 July 2008 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  25. Web site: England tour of South Africa, 2nd Test: South Africa v England at Durban, 26–30 December 2009 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  26. Web site: England tour of Bangladesh, 2nd Test: Bangladesh v England at Dhaka, 20–24 March 2010 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  27. Web site: Bangladesh tour of England, Ireland and Scotland, 2nd Test: England v Bangladesh at Manchester, 4–6 June 2010 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  28. Web site: England tour of Australia, 5th Test: Australia v England at Sydney, 3–7 January 2011 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  29. Web site: Sri Lanka tour of England and Scotland, 1st Test: England v Sri Lanka at Cardiff, 26–30 May 2011 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  30. Web site: Sri Lanka tour of England and Scotland, 3rd Test: England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, 16–20 June 2011 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  31. Web site: India tour of England, 2nd Test: England v India at Nottingham, 29 July – 1 August 2011 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  32. Web site: England tour of India, 4th Test: India v England at Nagpur, 13–17 December 2012 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  33. Web site: Australia tour of England and Scotland, 1st Test: England v Australia at Nottingham, 10–14 July 2013 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  34. Web site: Australia tour of England and Scotland, 2nd Test: England v Australia at Lord's, 18–21 July 2013 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  35. Web site: Australia tour of England and Scotland, 4th Test: England v Australia at Chester-le-Street, 9–12 August 2013 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  36. Web site: India tour of England, 3rd Investec Test: England v India at Southampton, 27–31 July 2014 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  37. Web site: England tour of West Indies, 1st Test: West Indies v England at North Sound, Apr 13–17, 2015 . ESPNcricinfo . 13 April 2015 .
  38. Web site: West Indies tour of England, 1st ODI: England v West Indies at Southampton, 16 June 2012 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .
  39. Web site: England tour of India, 5th ODI: India v England at Dharamsala, 27 January 2013 . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2015 .

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