Jake Ball (cricketer)
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| Full name | Jacob Timothy Ball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 March 1991 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations |
BN French (uncle) N French (uncle) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 671) | 14 July 2016 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 245) | 7 October 2016 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 12 October 2016 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–present | Nottinghamshire (squad no. 28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | MCC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 12 October 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacob Timothy "Jake" Ball (born 14 March 1991) is an English cricketer. Ball is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium pace. He was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England and educated at the Meden School in Market Warsop.[1] On 14 July 2016 he made his Test debut for England against Pakistan.[2] His uncle, Bruce French, also played Test cricket for England and was chosen to present Ball with his England cap before his Test debut in July 2016.[3]
Under-19s Career
Ball made his debut for England Under-19s in July 2010, playing two Youth Test matches against Sri Lanka Under-19s at the County Ground, Northampton and North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough.[4] It was during this series that he made his only Youth One Day International appearance at Fenner's, Cambridge and his only Youth Twenty20 International appearance at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.[5][6]
County career
Ball made his debut for Nottinghamshire in a List A match in the 2009 Pro40 against Sussex in what was his only appearance that season. He was notably West Indian Dwayne Smith's hat-trick wicket in this match. He next appeared for Nottinghamshire in the 2010 season in the 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40 against Leicestershire, again his only appearance in that season.[7] In the 2011 season, he made his first-class debut in the season starting Champion County match against the Marylebone Cricket Club at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.[8] He bowled five wicketless overs in the Marylebone Cricket Club's first-innings, while in Nottinghamshire's first-innings he was dismissed for 4 by Hamid Hassan. In the Marylebone Cricket Club's second-innings, he ended with figures of 3/72 from 16 overs. He ended Nottinghamshire's second-innings unbeaten on zero, with Nottinghamshire losing the match by 174 runs.[9]
Though this was his only first-class appearance that season, he did make five further List A appearances for the county.[7] To date, he has taken a total of 6 wickets in these matches, which have come at an average of 42.33, with best figures of 3/32,[10] while with the bat he has scored 41 runs in five innings at a batting average of 20.50, with a high score of 19 not out.[11] He also made a single Twenty20 appearance against Lancashire in the Friends Provident t20 at Old Trafford.[12]
International career
In May 2016, he received his maiden call to play for England national cricket team against Sri Lanka for the opening match at Headingley.[13] Ball was not selected for the final XI, but did make his Test debut two months later, in the first Test against Pakistan at Lord's. Ball took figures of 1-51 in Pakistan’s first innings, but failed to take a wicket in the second innings. Pakistan went on to win the match by 75 runs.
He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for England against Bangladesh on 7 October 2016, taking 5 wickets for 51.[14] He became the first player for England to take five wickets on debut in an ODI.[15]
International record
ODI 5 Wicket hauls
| Jake Ball's One Day International five-wicket hauls | |||||||
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| # | Figures | Match | Against | City/Country | Venue | Year | Result |
| 1 | 5/51 | 1 |  Bangladesh | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | 2016 | Won |
International awards
ODI Awards
Player of the Match awards
| S. No. | Opponent | Venue | Date | Match Performance | Result |
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| 1 | Bangladesh |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | 7 October 2016 | 9.5-0-51-5 |  England won by 21 runs[16] |
References
- ↑ "Player profile: Jake Ball". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ "Pakistan tour of England and Ireland, 1st Investec Test: England v Pakistan at Lord's, Jul 14-18, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/36641370
- ↑ "Youth Test Matches played by Jake Ball". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Jake Ball". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ "Youth Twenty20 International Matches played by Jake Ball". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- 1 2 "List A Matches played by Jake Ball". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Jake Ball". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Nottinghamshire, 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Jake Ball". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Jake Ball". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ "Twenty20 Matches played by Jake Ball". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ "England v Sri Lanka: Uncapped James Vince & Jake Ball called up". BBC Sport. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ "England tour of Bangladesh, 1st ODI: Bangladesh v England at Dhaka, Oct 7, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ↑ "Ball heroics snatch improbable England win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ↑ "England tour of Bangladesh, 1st ODI: Bangladesh v England at Dhaka, Oct 7, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2016.