- Liam Plunkett
nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = ENG
name = Liam Plunkett
picture = Liam Plunkett.jpg
batting style = Right hand bat
bowling style = Right arm fast medium
balls = true
tests = 9
test runs = 126
test bat avg = 11.45
test 100s/50s = -/-
test top score = 44*
test overs = 1538
test wickets = 23
test bowl avg = 39.82
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = 3/17
test catches/stumpings = 3/-
ODIs = 27
ODI runs = 295
ODI bat avg = 21.07
ODI 100s/50s = -/1
ODI top score = 56
ODI overs = 1291
ODI wickets = 37
ODI bowl avg = 34.05
ODI 5s = -
ODI 10s = -
ODI best bowling = 3/24
ODI catches/stumpings = 7/-
date = 8 July
year = 2007 source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19264.htmlLiam Edward Plunkett (born 6 April 1985 in
Middlesbrough ), is an Englishcricket er who plays for Durham and England. In the 2005 season he was Durham's leading first-class wicket-taker, with 51 wickets at abowling average of 30.84, including eight for 88 in his first game of the season against Leicestershire.Test cricket
Plunkett was called up for the England
One Day International and Test squads to tour Pakistan in November & December 2005 after an injury to Simon Jones. He made his Test debut in the third Test of that series in Lahore taking figures of 2-125 in the innings defeat.He was subsequently taken on the 2005-06 tour to India. He played in the second Test at
Mohali , replacingIan Blackwell in the side. However, he was largely unimpressive, taking only one wicket and scoring just one run over two innings. He was replaced by James Anderson for the third Test.Injuries to
Steve Harmison , Anderson and Jones meant Plunkett started the first Test of the Sri Lankan tour of England in the summer of 2006. He achieved his best figures to date on 25 May 2006, when taking 3 wickets before lunch against in the second Test at Edgbaston. This included a double wicket maiden in his first over of the day, dismissingMichael Vandort andMahela Jayawardene .He was in the squad for the
2006-07 Ashes series , but didn't play in a test. Indeed, some cricket commentators have questioned the value of him being in the squad, leading to the humorous suggestion that he is there to work as a translator for fellowDurham playerPaul Collingwood , a somewhat cruel joke about the northeastern English dialects. [ [http://sport.guardian.co.uk/ashes2006-07/story/0,,1967071,00.html Backroom boys come out to play in a 13-a-side that makes no sense] ,The Guardian , 8 December 2006]He was selected in the 12 man squad to play in the first test in the 2007 West Indies tour of England. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/6644239.stm Strauss to lead England at Lord's] ,
BBC , 13 May 2007]One Day International cricket
Plunkett came on as a Super Sub in his first ODI on 10 December 2005 after
Kevin Pietersen went off with a back injury. Plunkett finished with England's best bowling figures, taking 3 wickets for 51 runs, and he was also involved in therun out ofShoaib Akhtar . They were three of the last six wickets, which fell for 23 as England went on to win the match by 42 runs.Two days later, when Plunkett entered the crease, England's score was a disappointing 130 for 8 in the second ODI. He added 56 runs to the total in a record ninth-wicket 100 run partnership with
Vikram Solanki before chipping a return catch toShoaib Akhtar .England needed to keep the Pakistani
run rate below five an over, however, after setting a target of 231, but Plunkett's seven overs went for 63 -Kamran Akmal taking 39 off the 25 balls Plunkett bowled to him. [ [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/ENG_IN_PAK/SCORECARDS/ENG_PAK_ODI2_12DEC2005_PLYR-V-PLYR.html England v Pakistan at Lahore, 12 Dec 2005 Player v Player Statistics] ]Plunkett did not feature in another ODI match until 30 January 2007, against New Zealand in Perth, Australia. He took 3
wickets for 54 runs in 9 overs. He was also picked in the next game against Australia on 2 February 2007 inSydney . He took 3 wickets for 34 runs off 9.5 overs. Perhaps the highlights of Plunkett's bowling was the wicket of stand in captain and wicketkeeperAdam Gilchrist . Plunkett bowled Gilchrist with the very first ball of Australia's innings. He also took the wickets of Michael Clarke andGlenn McGrath .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. [ [http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/ENG/BATTING/ODI_PARTNERSHIP_RECORDS_ENG.html ODI Partnership Records for England] ]
Twenty20 International cricket
Plunkett made his international
Twenty20 debut on 15 June 2006 against Sri Lanka, taking 1-37 from four overs; he did not bat.Driving ban
In February 2007 Plunkett was banned from driving for twenty months, after being convicted for a drink driving offence in October 2006. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/6375401.stm Driving ban for England cricketer] ]
Involvement in South Africa
Plunkett signed for the Nashua Dolphins in November 2007, fellow Durham fast bowler
Steve Harmison signed for Highveld Lions. Harmison and Plunkett actually played against each other in a four day match on 15-18 November 2007.External links
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