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Ian Bell
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
IB
287Internationals
13,331Career runs
26Centuries
—Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 118
- Innings
- 205
- Runs
- 7,727
- Average
- 42.69
- Strike rate
- 49.46
- Highest score
- 235
- Not outs
- 24
- 100s
- 22
- 50s
- 46
- Ducks
- 14
- 4s
- 919
- 6s
- 39
- Balls faced
- 15,622
Bowling
- Matches
- 118
- Innings
- 6
- Balls
- 108
- Maidens
- 3
- Runs conceded
- 76
- Wickets
- 1
- Average
- 76.00
- Economy
- 4.22
- Strike rate
- 108.00
- Best innings
- 1/33
- Best match
- 1/33
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 118
- Innings
- 223
- Catches
- 100
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 100
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 100
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.448
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 161
- Innings
- 157
- Runs
- 5,416
- Average
- 37.87
- Strike rate
- 77.16
- Highest score
- 141
- Not outs
- 14
- 100s
- 4
- 50s
- 35
- Ducks
- 6
- 4s
- 525
- 6s
- 32
- Balls faced
- 7,019
Bowling
- Matches
- 161
- Innings
- 6
- Balls
- 88
- Maidens
- 0
- Runs conceded
- 88
- Wickets
- 6
- Average
- 14.66
- Economy
- 6.00
- Strike rate
- 14.66
- Best innings
- 3/9
- Best match
- 3/9
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 161
- Innings
- 160
- Catches
- 54
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 54
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 54
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.337
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
T20I
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 8
- Innings
- 8
- Runs
- 188
- Average
- 26.85
- Strike rate
- 115.33
- Highest score
- 60*
- Not outs
- 1
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 1
- Ducks
- 0
- 4s
- 23
- 6s
- 2
- Balls faced
- 163
Bowling
- Matches
- 8
- Innings
- —
- Balls
- —
- Maidens
- —
- Runs conceded
- —
- Wickets
- —
- Average
- N/A
- Economy
- N/A
- Strike rate
- N/A
- Best innings
- -
- Best match
- -
- 4 wickets
- —
- 5 wickets
- —
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 8
- Innings
- 8
- Catches
- 4
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 4
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 4
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.500
- Best innings
- 1 (1ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
289 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-01 | England v Pakistan | Test | Pakistan won by 127 runs |
| 2015-10-22 | England v Pakistan | Test | Pakistan won by 178 runs |
| 2015-10-13 | England v Pakistan | Test | Match drawn |
| 2015-08-20 | England v Australia | Test | Australia won by an innings and 46 runs |
| 2015-08-06 | England v Australia | Test | England won by an innings and 78 runs |
| 2015-07-29 | England v Australia | Test | England won by 8 wickets |
| 2015-07-16 | England v Australia | Test | Australia won by 405 runs |
| 2015-07-08 | England v Australia | Test | England won by 169 runs |
| 2015-05-29 | England v New Zealand | Test | New Zealand won by 199 runs |
| 2015-05-21 | England v New Zealand | Test | England won by 124 runs |
| 2015-05-01 | West Indies v England | Test | West Indies won by 5 wickets |
| 2015-04-21 | West Indies v England | Test | England won by 9 wickets |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 12 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13 | 24 | 571 | 143 | 25.95 | 43.85 | 1 | 4 | 74 | 3 | 1,302 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2014 | 8 | 13 | 452 | 167 | 34.76 | 61.49 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 6 | 735 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2013 | 14 | 27 | 1,005 | 113 | 41.87 | 42.62 | 3 | 5 | 130 | 6 | 2,358 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | 14 | 25 | 672 | 116 | 33.60 | 39.71 | 1 | 6 | 74 | 3 | 1,692 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | 8 | 11 | 950 | 235 | 118.75 | 64.01 | 5 | 2 | 115 | 3 | 1,484 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | 10 | 14 | 786 | 138 | 65.50 | 52.26 | 2 | 5 | 90 | 4 | 1,504 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | 6 | 10 | 319 | 140 | 31.90 | 49.61 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 643 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | 12 | 21 | 676 | 199 | 37.55 | 47.23 | 2 | 2 | 85 | 5 | 1,431 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | 11 | 20 | 777 | 109 | 40.89 | 53.11 | 1 | 7 | 99 | 1 | 1,463 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 11 | 21 | 738 | 119 | 41.00 | 47.52 | 3 | 4 | 78 | 3 | 1,553 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 7.00 | N/A |
| 2005 | 10 | 18 | 711 | 162 | 44.43 | 53.57 | 2 | 5 | 75 | 3 | 1,327 | 4 | 1 | 62.00 | 3.83 | 97.00 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 70 | 70.00 | 53.84 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 11 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | 455 | 141 | 56.87 | 92.29 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 493 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | 429 | 68 | 33.00 | 87.01 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 493 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | 645 | 113 | 43.00 | 76.87 | 1 | 4 | 68 | 6 | 839 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | 549 | 126 | 54.90 | 82.68 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 664 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | 23 | 23 | 579 | 81 | 26.31 | 77.61 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 4 | 746 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 | 139 | 84 | 69.50 | 71.64 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 194 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | 517 | 73 | 30.41 | 75.14 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 3 | 688 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | 31 | 31 | 1,036 | 126 | 34.53 | 72.54 | 1 | 6 | 98 | 6 | 1,428 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | 654 | 88 | 43.60 | 70.39 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 1 | 929 | 5 | 3 | 26.33 | 7.18 | 22.00 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 37 | 31.50 | 85.13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 163 | 75 | 40.75 | 68.20 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 239 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 2.45 | 7.33 |
T20I
Exact yearly figures · 5 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13.00 | 76.47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 66 | 39 | 33.00 | 140.42 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 60 | 36.50 | 121.66 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22.00 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14.00 | 82.35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v West Indies · Kennington Oval
- Best recorded bowling · 3/9
ODI v Zimbabwe · Queens Sports Club
- First century in this archive · 162 runs
Test v Bangladesh · Riverside Ground
- Highest recorded innings · 235 runs
Test v India · Kennington Oval
- Latest available scorecard
Test v Pakistan · Sharjah Cricket Stadium