Liam Plunkett
- Date of Birth 1985-4-6
- Role bowler
- Batting Style right-hand bat
- Bowling Style right-arm fast
Debut Matches
| Format | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TEST | ENG vs PAK | 2005-11-29 |
| ODI | ENG vs PAK | 2005-12-10 |
| T20 | SL vs ENG | 2006-06-15 |
| vs | 1970-01-01 |
Recent Performances
Batting Statistics
Matches
13
Innings
20
Runs
238
Average
15.86
Strike Rate
46.75
Highest Score
55*
100s
0
50s
1
Fours
31
Sixes
0
Catches
3
Bowling Statistics
Matches
13
Innings
25
Wickets
41
Average
37.46
Economy
3.46
Strike Rate
64.8
Best Figure
5/64
4 Wickets
1
5 Wickets
1
Balls Bowled
2659
Runs Conceded
1536
Batting Statistics
Matches
89
Innings
50
Runs
646
Average
20.83
Strike Rate
102.7
Highest Score
56
100s
0
50s
1
Fours
53
Sixes
18
Catches
26
Bowling Statistics
Matches
89
Innings
87
Wickets
135
Average
29.7
Economy
5.81
Strike Rate
30.6
Best Figure
5/52
4 Wickets
6
5 Wickets
1
Balls Bowled
4137
Runs Conceded
4010
Batting Statistics
Matches
22
Innings
11
Runs
42
Average
6
Strike Rate
123.52
Highest Score
18
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
3
Sixes
1
Catches
7
Bowling Statistics
Matches
22
Innings
22
Wickets
25
Average
25.08
Economy
7.9
Strike Rate
19
Best Figure
3/21
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
476
Runs Conceded
627
Batting Statistics
Matches
214
Innings
132
Runs
1675
Average
20.42
Strike Rate
100.78
Highest Score
72
100s
0
50s
3
Fours
Sixes
Catches
64
Bowling Statistics
Matches
214
Innings
Wickets
282
Average
30.29
Economy
5.54
Strike Rate
32.7
Best Figure
5/52
4 Wickets
12
5 Wickets
1
Balls Bowled
9239
Runs Conceded
8543
Batting Statistics
Matches
169
Innings
96
Runs
835
Average
14.15
Strike Rate
130.26
Highest Score
41
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
58
Sixes
27
Catches
44
Bowling Statistics
Matches
169
Innings
163
Wickets
154
Average
27.89
Economy
8.16
Strike Rate
20.4
Best Figure
5/31
4 Wickets
1
5 Wickets
1
Balls Bowled
3156
Runs Conceded
4296
Fast bowler Liam Plunkett's career of two halves might best be remembered for his contributions in the 2019 ODI World Cup, where he played the role of England's middle-overs enforcer efficiently, taking 11 wickets at 24.72 and an economy of under 5, including three wickets in the cliffhanger final. Plunkett at his best had speed to spare, and the ability to send down the occasional unplayable ball. Subtlety and control were not his strong suits, though, and England designated him a white-ball player soon after his second coming.
His favourite opponents in his 13 Tests were Sri Lanka, against whom he took 21 wickets in four matches across two series eight years apart. Close to half of his 41 Test wickets came in the four games he played after his return to the side in 2014, after seven years away. Towards the tail end of that period in the international wilderness, he lost confidence in his action, but he found his pace and ambition afresh following a move to Yorkshire from Durham
He made his first-class debut for Durham in 2003, and in 2005 took 50 wickets in a season for the first time. His Test debut came against Pakistan in Lahore that year, and he announced himself as a capable allrounder who could strike the ball a fair way from lower down the order, making a composed half-century in his second ODI, against the same opposition.
Though picked for England's Australia tour of 2006-07, Plunkett didn't play in the Tests, which ended in 5-0 rout, but impressed with 12 wickets in the ODI series, which England won. It was a performance that secured his ODI World Cup passage, though he only played three games in that tournament and lacked the incisiveness he had shown in Australia. His only ODI five-for came late in his career, against West Indies in Bristol, during a 4-0 series whitewash in 2017.
In 2007, Plunkett played a role in Durham's first domestic trophy win: he took three wickets in the Friends Provident final his side won. He then spent a winter as Dolphins' overseas player in South Africa in 2007-08, and he shared in Durham's Championship success the following summer. They retained that title in 2009 and Plunkett starred with 49 wickets in the season, including nine in the innings win over Nottinghamshire that sealed the title.
A combination of injuries and problems with his action then saw him slip down the pecking order at Durham, and after two lean seasons he moved to Yorkshire, where he showed signs of a resurgence, taking 35 wickets in 14 Championship matches in 2010. Two 40-plus-wicket seasons came back to back, in 2013 and 2014. Yorkshire won the title in the latter of those years, and in 2015, when Plunkett played a smaller role, taking 14 wickets from his five games.