Ravi Bopara

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Ravi Bopara


country = England
fullname = Ravinder Singh Bopara
nickname = Puppy
living = true
dayofbirth = 4
monthofbirth = 5
yearofbirth = 1985
placeofbirth = Forest Gate, London
countryofbirth = England
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heightft = 5
heightinch = 10
batting = Right-handed
bowling = Right-arm medium
role = All-rounder
oneIT20 = true
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international = true
testdebutdate = 1 December
testdebutyear = 2007
testdebutagainst = Sri Lanka
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lasttestdate = 18 December
lasttestyear = 2007
lasttestagainst = Sri Lanka
odidebutdate = 2 February
odidebutyear = 2007
odidebutagainst = Australia
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lastodidate = 22 August
lastodiyear = 2008
lastodiagainst = South Africa
odishirt = 42

club1 = Essex
year1 = 2002–2008
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club2 = MCC
year2 = 2006–2008
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deliveries = balls
columns = 4
column1 = Tests
matches1 = 3
runs1 = 42
bat avg1 = 8.40
100s/50s1 = 0/0
top score1 = 34
deliveries1 = 156
wickets1 = 1
bowl avg1 = 81.00
fivefor1 = 0
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = 1/39
catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
column2 = ODI
matches2 = 28
runs2 = 459
bat avg2 = 27.00
100s/50s2 = 0/2
top score2 = 58
deliveries2 = 235
wickets2 = 4
bowl avg2 = 49.50
fivefor2 = 0
tenfor2 = n/a
best bowling2 = 2/43
catches/stumpings2 = 10/–
column3 = FC
matches3 = 79
runs3 = 4,572
bat avg3 = 40.82
100s/50s3 = 10/19
top score3 = 229
deliveries3 = 6,001
wickets3 = 90
bowl avg3 = 43.84
fivefor3 = 1
tenfor3 = 0
best bowling3 = 5/75
catches/stumpings3 = 53/–
column4 = LA
matches4 = 116
runs4 = 2,849
bat avg4 = 35.61
100s/50s4 = 4/16
top score4 = 201*
deliveries4 = 2,394
wickets4 = 77
bowl avg4 = 28.40
fivefor4 = 0
tenfor4 = n/a
best bowling4 = 4/52
catches/stumpings4 = 33/–

date = 04 October
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44074/44074.html CricketArchive

Ravinder Singh ("Ravi") Bopara (born 4 May 1985, Forest Gate, Newham, London) is an English cricketer who plays for Essex. Although originally a specialist batsman, he is now improving his medium-pace bowling and developing into an all-rounder, especially in the shorter form of the game. His agile fielding also adds to his worth. He is the second Sikh to play cricket for England, after Monty Panesar.

Bopara made his first-class debut for Essex in May 2002. In 2003 and 2004, he played several matches for England Under-19s, including in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2004.In the 2005 season, he scored 880 first-class runs, including his first first-class century. He also hit 135 in a non-first-class match against the touring Australians, putting on 270 for the second wicket with Alastair Cook. [ [http://content.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/256684.html This article from Cricinfo] gives Bopara's score as 134, but the [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/AUS_IN_ENG/SCORECARDS/AUS_ESSEX_03-04SEP2005.html scorecard from Cricinfo] and the [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/83/83438.html scorecard from CricketArchive] both say 135.]

In 2006 he was selected for England A in their tour of the West Indies in March, and in matches against the touring Sri Lankans and Pakistanis in the summer of that year. In July, he was selected in England's 30-man provisional squad for the 2006 Champions Trophy.

In January 2007 Kevin Pietersen sustained a rib injury in England's first One Day International against Australia, keeping him out of the remainder of the series. Bopara was called up as his replacement, and made his ODI debut on 2 February. Later that month, he was named in the England squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup, [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/280268.html Bopara wins place ahead of Loye] , Cricinfo, 14 February 2007.] and he played his second ODI in England's second match of that tournament. In England's match against Sri Lanka, Bopara was named man of the match for his 52 off 53 balls, which brought England to within three runs of victory from a seemingly hopeless position. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/247489.html Scorecard] from Cricinfo, retrieved 5 April 2007.] [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/6521215.stm Match report] from the BBC, retrieved 5 April 2007.] The partnership for the seventh wicket was an English World Cup record and was the second record partnership made by Bopara in the tournament, following his record fifth wicket partnership with Paul Collingwood against Canada. [ [http://www1.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/STATS/WC/BY_TEAM/ENG/WC_PARTNERSHIP_RECORDS_ENG.html World Cup Partnership Records for England] from Cricinfo, retrieved 5 April 2007.] On 30 August he again featured in a prominent tail end partnership, this time with Stuart Broad as the pair added an unbeaten 99 for the 8th wicket to defeat India at Old Trafford. Bopara finished 43 not out.

In June 2007, he made his highest ever first class score, against Northamptonshire striking 229 runs off 391 balls, including 27 fours, and one six.

He was picked in the squad for the ICC World Twenty20 tournament in September 2007, but was injured and was unable to go.

He made his Test debut in the tour to Sri Lanka in December 2007 but had a poor series, scoring only 42 runs in five innings including three ducks, and taking only one wicket at an average of 81. One BBC commentator described him as "well out of his depth at Test level", [" [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2007/12/england_series_rankings_1.shtml England series rankings] " from the BBC Test Match Special blog, retrieved 23 December 2007.] and Bopara was subsequently selected in the ODI squad but not the Test squad for the tour to New Zealand in early 2008. [" [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/current/story/328905.html Prior dropped as Ambrose gets his chance] " from Cricinfo, retrieved 4 January 2008.] However, he returned to the Test squad for the fourth Test against South Africa in August 2008, following a good season for Essex in the County Championship. [" [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7540971.stm Bopara replaces Vaughan in squad] " from BBC Sport, retrieved 4 August 2008.]

On 4 June 2008, Bopara recorded his highest List A score in the quarter finals of the Friends Provident Trophy. He scored an unbeaten 201 runs off 138 balls, including 18 fours and 10 sixes. [" [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2008/6/14848/html/scorecard.stm Cricket Scorecard] " from BBC Sport, retrieved 4 June 2008.] Bopara's score was just the eighth instance of a double hundred in the history of List A cricket.

On 9 September 2008 Bopara was named in England's 15-man squad for the inaugural Stanford Super Series in Antigua. There, England will take on the Middlesex Crusaders and Trinidad and Tobago before facing the Stanford All-Stars on November 1. The winning players in that match will take home $1million each, with a further $1million being shared between the four players left out of the side. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7603859.stm] ]

The same day, Bopara was also handed an Increment Contract by the ECB. He will receive a one-off payment and will earn points for every Test and One-Day International he plays in over the next 12 months. Should Bopara reach a certain number of points, he will be awarded full Central Contract status. [" [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7606313.stm] " ]

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References

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* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44074/44074.html Ravinder Bopara] from CricketArchive
* [http://content.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/256684.html The Lowdown — Ravinder Bopara] from Cricinfo