Chris Woakes

Chris Woakes
Woakes playing for England in 2022
Personal information
Full name
Christopher Roger Woakes
Born (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 35)
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
NicknameThe Wizard[1]
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Right-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 657)21 August 2013 v Australia
Last Test7 October 2024 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 217)21 January 2011 v Australia
Last ODI11 November 2023 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.19
T20I debut (cap 51)12 January 2011 v Australia
Last T20I21 December 2023 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.19
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–presentWarwickshire
2012/13Wellington
2013/14Sydney Thunder
2017Kolkata Knight Riders
2018Royal Challengers Bangalore
2021Delhi Capitals
2022–presentBirmingham Phoenix
2024Punjab Kings
2024Sharjah Warriors
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 55 122 33 176
Runs scored 1,951 1,524 147 6,666
Batting average 26.72 23.81 16.33 31.89
100s/50s 1/7 0/6 0/0 10/26
Top score 137* 95* 37 152*
Balls bowled 9,791 5,737 611 30,159
Wickets 175 173 31 600
Bowling average 28.21 30.01 26.51 26.51
5 wickets in innings 5 3 0 22
10 wickets in match 1 0 0 4
Best bowling 6/17 6/45 3/4 9/36
Catches/stumpings 27/– 50/– 12/– 75/-
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  England
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 2019 England and Wales
ICC T20 World Cup
Winner 2022 Australia
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 October 2024
Woakes's voice
recorded April 2015

Christopher Roger Woakes (born 2 March 1989) is an English cricketer who plays internationally for England in all formats. In domestic cricket, he represents Warwickshire, and has played in multiple Twenty20 leagues, including for Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.

Woakes made his One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) debuts in 2011, and Test debut in 2013. He was part of the England teams that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup[2] and 2022 T20 World Cup.[3]

Woakes plays as a right-handed all-rounder, bowling fast medium.

  1. ^ Farrell, Melinda (11 August 2018). "'Wizard' Woakes casts a spell at his Hogwarts with rare Lord's treble". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ^ "England Cricket World Cup player ratings: How every star fared on the road to glory". Evening Standard. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ^ "T20 World Cup: England beat Pakistan to win pulsating final in Melbourne". BBC. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.