Liam Plunkett

Liam Plunkett

Plunkett in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Liam Edward Plunkett
Born	(1985-04-06) 6 April 1985 (age 39) Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	England (2005–2019)
Test debut (cap 628)	29 November 2005 v Pakistan
Last Test	17 July 2014 v India
ODI debut (cap 190)	10 December 2005 v Pakistan
Last ODI	14 July 2019 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	17
T20I debut (cap 16)	15 June 2006 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I	8 March 2019 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2003–2012	Durham
2007/08	Dolphins
2013–2018	Yorkshire
2017	Sylhet Sixers
2018	Delhi Daredevils
2018/19	Melbourne Stars
2019–present	Chattogram Challengers
2019–2021	Surrey (squad no. 29)
2021	Welsh Fire (squad no. 29)
2023	San Francisco Unicorns
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 13 89 158 215 Runs scored 238 646 4,378 1,677 Batting average 15.86 20.83 24.73 20.20 100s/50s 0/1 0/1 3/22 0/3 Top score 55* 56 126 72 Balls bowled 2,659 4,137 23,909 9,275 Wickets 41 135 453 283 Bowling average 37.46 29.70 31.86 30.36 5 wickets in innings 1 1 11 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0 Best bowling 5/64 5/52 6/33 5/52 Catches/stumpings 3/– 26/– 86/– 64/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  England ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 2019 England and Wales ICC T20 World Cup Runner-up 2016 India
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 April 2021

Liam Edward Plunkett (born 6 April 1985) is an English cricketer who bowls right-arm fast medium. He was an England international until 2019, and was part of the squad that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup.^[1] He most recently played domestic cricket for Surrey County Cricket Club and Welsh Fire. He currently plays for Minor League Cricket side The Philadelphians.

In the 2005 season he was Durham's leading first-class wicket-taker, and that year was called up to the England squad to tour Pakistan in November and December where he played his first Tests and One Day Internationals (ODIs). Between November 2005 and June 2007 Plunkett played 9 Test and 27 ODIs before being dropped by England.

In 2011 and 2012, Plunkett struggled with form and played just three Championship matches for Durham. Looking for a fresh start he changed clubs, moving from Durham to Yorkshire for the start of the 2013 season. Under the tutelage of Yorkshire coach and former Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie, Plunkett's fortunes improved and he was awarded his county cap in 2013. The following year, Plunkett was recalled to the England Test team.

Primarily a bowler, Plunkett also has two first-class centuries to his name and a batting average of about 24. As proof of his worth as a tailender, after just 18 ODI games he held a part of both the 8th and 9th wicket partnership records for England.^[2]