Ian Bell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ian Bell
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 11, 1982(1982-04-11)
Age	42
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aries

Ian Bell Biography

Ian Bell is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on April 11, 1982 in England, United Kingdom. He is a batsman who is well-known for his Ashes wins with England. He was awarded an MBE in

2005. In 1999, he started playing county cricket for Warwickshire.

As the ICC’s Emerging player of the year, he succeeded South African cricketer He succeeded South African cricketer Kevin Pietersen as the ICC’s Emerging Player of the Year..

Ian Ronald Bell MBE (born 11 April 1982) is an English cricketer who played international cricket in all formats for the England cricket team. He currently plays county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed higher/middle order batsman, described in The Times as an “exquisite rapier,” who is a very good cover driver of the ball. He is an occasional right-arm medium pace bowler and a slip fielder. He is also noted for his sharp reflexes and often fields in close catching positions. He has scored twenty-two Test centuries and four One Day International (ODI) 100s. In 2015, he became the second player since Ian Botham to be involved in five Ashes series wins.

Bell made three appearances for Warwickshire’s second team in 1998, his next matches at senior level were with the England Under-19 cricket team on their tour of New Zealand that winter. He made 91 in the first innings of the first Test, and 115 in the first innings of the third; Dayle Hadlee called Bell “the best 16-year-old I’ve ever seen”, and he was often compared with former England captain Mike Atherton. Bell played in several more Under-19 series, captaining the team at home against Sri Lanka in 2000, in their 2000/01 tour of India, and for the first match at home against West Indies in 2001.

He married Chantal Louise Bastock.

Ian Bell Net Worth

Ian Bell is one of the richest Cricket Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ian Bell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 2004, he made his Test debut and was awarded Emerging Player of Year by the ICC 2006.

He was one of the few cricketers to score a Test century against all Test- playing countries.

Ian Bell scored the fourth of England’s hundreds against the West Indies in the first Test at Lord’s in May. Along with Alastair Cook, Paul Collingwood and Matt Prior, they became the first four batsmen for England since 1938 to each score a century in the same Test match. Bell’s innings came at number 6 in the batting order and after England declared he had the impressive record at that position of 484 runs at 121.00.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Ian Bell height 5 ft 10 in Ian weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Ian Bell Dating?

According to our records, Ian Bell married to Chantal Louise Bastock. As of December 1, 2023, Ian Bell’s is not dating anyone.

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Bell’s best form in 2003 once again came in the one-day format, he scored 779 runs at 28.85 in the County Championship compared to 560 runs at 43.07 in the National League, his best performance came at Chelmsford where he scored his maiden one-day century, 125 off 113 deliveries, as well as taking 5/41, his best one-day bowling figures. This was only the second time a Warwickshire player had achieved this feat.

Facts & Trivia

Ian Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Ian Bell celebrates birthday on April 11 of every year.

For the 2005 Ashes series, three players – Bell, Graham Thorpe and Kevin Pietersen – were in the running for two spots in the team, and Bell and Pietersen were preferred to Thorpe. Before the first Test at Lord’s, Bell’s test average was 297, rising to 303 just before he was out, the sixth highest average at any point of a player’s career of all time. Bell failed in the first two matches, at Lord’s and Edgbaston, but in the third Test at Old Trafford he overcame early struggles against Shane Warne to post a half- century in each innings. However, he only scored six runs in four innings in the fourth and fifth Tests, including a pair at the Oval, leaving him with a batting average for the series of only 17.10, by far the lowest of the English batsmen. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2006 New Year Honours. Despite England winning the Ashes back and being appointed MBE, Bell has since described the 2005 Ashes as a low point during which he doubted himself.

Does Ian Bell have children?

The former England cricketer’s son Joseph turned eight on Thursday. And Ian Bell made sure to make the day special for his son. The 38-year old showed his son clips of Kohli, Stokes and de Villiers wishing him on his birthday.

Does Ian Bell son play cricket?

The video had Bell’s son Joseph playing his first proper cricket match. Former England batsman Ian Bell was a proud dad as he shared a video of his 7 -year-old son Joseph’s first-ever proper cricket game.

Was Ian Bell a captain?

A former England U19 captain , Bell had played just 13 first-class games when called into the England squad, though in 2001 he scored 836 runs for Warwickshire at an average of over 64, including three centuries.

How old is Ian Bell?

40 years (April 11, 1982)

Is Ian Bell married?

Chantal Louise Bastock