Chris Woakes

Christopher Roger Woakes (born 2 March 1989) is an English cricketer who plays for Warwickshire County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. He was part of the England squad that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[1]

Chris Woakes

Woakes with Sydney Thunder in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Roger Woakes
Born	2 March 1989 Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	England (2011–present)
Test debut (cap 657)	21 August 2013 v Australia
Last Test	25 August 2020 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 217)	21 January 2011 v Australia
Last ODI	16 September 2020 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	19
T20I debut (cap 51)	12 January 2011 v Australia
Last T20I	30 November 2015 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.	19
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2006–present	Warwickshire (squad no. 19)
2012	Wellington
2013	Sydney Thunder (squad no. 19)
2017	Kolkata Knight Riders (squad no. 8)
2018	Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 10)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 38 104 152 186 Runs scored 1,321 1,315 5,929 2,056 Batting average 27.52 25.78 34.07 23.36 100s/50s 1/5 0/5 10/24 0/6 Top score 137* 95* 152* 95* Balls bowled 6,512 4,896 25,563 8,164 Wickets 112 149 514 227 Bowling average 29.30 30.34 25.46 33.02 5 wickets in innings 4 3 21 3 10 wickets in match 1 0 4 0 Best bowling 6/17 6/45 9/36 6/45 Catches/stumpings 17/– 45/– 64/– 62/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 September 2020

He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler. He made his Test match debut against Australia in the fifth Ashes Test in 2013. He made his first Test century against India (137 not out) at Lord's in August 2018. He is one of only five players since the start of test cricket to have his name on both major honours boards at Lords, for scoring a century and taking 10 wickets in a test on the ground. As a young player at Warwickshire Ashley Giles commented, "if you wanted to clone a young cricketer it would be Woakes."[2]

Early life

Woakes was born in March 1989 in Birmingham, and attended Barr Beacon Language College in Walsall from 2000 to 2007. He began playing cricket when he was seven years old with Aston Manor Cricket Club. He played three games in the 2006 Minor Counties Trophy for Herefordshire County Cricket Club, and played for Warwickshire's under-15, under-17, Academy and Second XI teams between 2004 and 2007.[3] Woakes is an avid supporter of local football club Aston Villa F.C.[4] He was a trainee footballer with Walsall F.C. as a winger until the age of 14.[5]

Career

Woakes represented Warwickshire in one match during the 2006 season, during a West Indian tour of England. Woakes picked up three wickets in the match. He has since represented Warwickshire in the Second XI Championship.[6]

He was a regular for the Warwickshire First XI in 2008. He took 42 wickets at an average of 20.57 runs per wicket over the course of the County Championship season, topping Warwickshire's bowling averages.[7]

On 6 April 2009, Woakes was called up to the England Cricket squad for the World Twenty20 in June. Allan Donald tipped Woakes as a future England international cricketer.[8] Woakes was then chosen to play for the England Lions in a warm-up match against the West Indies.[9] In the first innings, he achieved bowling figures of 6–43 (including the wickets of Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul) as the West Indies were bowled out for 203.[10] During the same season he scored 131 not out against Hampshire, his maiden first-class century, batting at number nine and sharing a 222-run partnership with Jonathan Trott.[11] In an England Lions game against Australia Woakes was able to pick up the wickets of Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey.

Woakes claimed his 200th first-class wicket in Warwickshire's victory over Sussex in the County Championship in July 2011.[12] In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[13] However he pulled out of the 2020 IPL to keep himself up and running for the English summer. He was replaced by South African seamer Anrich Nortje.[14]

England

2011–2012: Australia, Sri Lanka and South Africa

Woakes made his International Twenty20 debut on 12 January 2011 against Australia in Adelaide. Opening the bowling, he took figures of 1/34, taking the wicket of Australian captain Cameron White with his final delivery. He later scored the winning runs, as England won off the last ball with just one wicket left and one run required. In the second match he made 11 not out and took 1–29 with the ball. He featured in the third ODI, taking 1–31 as England lost by 4 wickets. In just his second ODI Woakes took figures of 6–45, although England went on to lose the game by 45 runs. He kept his place for the next game, but was less impressive, finishing with 0–73. He was selected for the T20 against Sri Lanka, although he managed only 7 runs and finished wicketless.

Woakes returned to the England set up in 2012 for the 2nd ODI against South Africa, although the match was rained off. He returned for the fifth ODI, scoring an unbeaten 33 as England lost by 7 wickets.

2012–2013: India, New Zealand and Australia

Woakes was unimpressive in the two games he played against India in the ODI series. In the two matches he played, he failed to score a run (although he did not bat in one match) and took figures of 2–105 over the two games.

Despite his poor showings, Woakes was given an extended run in the side against New Zealand. He made 17 and took 2–52 in the first match, and took 3–68 in the second as England won by 8 wickets. In the third game he took figures of 1–54. This proved to be his final wicket of the series, although he made 36 in the fourth match in a 5 wicket defeat. He scored 13 in the final match as England again lost, this time by 86 runs.

Woakes played his first Test match against Australia in the final Test of the 2013 Ashes series. He took figures of 1–96 in the first innings, before making 25 with the bat. He made an unbeaten 17 in the final innings of the match as England closed down on their target, although bad light meant that the match eventually ended in a draw.

2014: Sri Lanka and India

After being named in squads against Sri Lanka and India, Woakes played his first Test of the 2014 summer in the third Test against India. He was wicket less in the first game, although he did make an unbeaten seven with the bat as England won the game to level the series. In the following match Woakes made 25 not out in the first innings, but struggled with the ball, taking match figures of 1–80. In the final match of the series Woakes took figures of 3–30 as England won the Test to win the series 3–1. Woakes was an integral part of England's ODI side, playing all four matches. He took figures of 4–52 in the second ODI, after the first had been abandoned. In the second match of higher series he took 1–43 and made 15 runs. He did not take a wicket in the fourth game of the series as England went 3–0 down. He made nine in the final match as England won their first game of the series. He bowled the final over in the T20 International against India, closing out the game and finishing with figures of 1–43.

Woakes was selected in the ODI squad that toured Sri Lanka towards the end of 2014. England toured without injured senior bowlers Stuart Broad and James Anderson, meaning Woakes was trusted with the new ball. In the first match he took 2–68 and followed this up with 0–23 in the next match as England went 2–0 down in the series. He took 3–41 in the third match of the series as England won their first match of the tour. After England lost the fourth game, Woakes took figures of 6–47 in the fifth match of the series. His spell was nominated to be one of the best ODI bowling performance of the year by ESPNCricinfo.[15] Woakes was less effective with the ball in the final two matches of the series, although he did make scores of 41 and 34 with the bat. Despite this, England lost the series 5–2. Woakes was considered as one of the stand out performers of the tour.

2015: Tri-series

Woakes was the pick of England's bowlers in the opening game of the tri-series against Australia, taking figures of 4–40, although England lost the game. In the next match against India he did not take a wicket but England won the game comfortably. He took two wickets in the next game against Australia, but England lost the match meaning they would have to beat India to qualify for the final. They did so, with Woakes taking 2–47 and hitting the winning runs to set up and England versus Australia final. Woakes had a poor game in the final, finishing with figures of 0–89 and being dismissed for a duck.

2015: World Cup

Woakes was expensive in England's first game against Australia, finishing with figures of 1–65, although he did make 37 with the bat as England lost their first game. He took figures of 2–8 in the next match against New Zealand, but England performed poorly and were beaten by eight wickets. He picked up another two wickets against Scotland in the next match as England won their first match of the tournament. In the next match against Sri Lanka, Woakes failed to pick up a wicket as England lost by nine wickets. This left England having to beat Bangladesh to have any chance of qualifying. Woakes took figures of 0–64 as Bangladesh posted 275. He was left stranded on 42 as England were bowled out and lost the match to be eliminated from the tournament.Woakes suffered a left third metatarsal stress reaction injury, ruling out of England's final game against Afghanistan.

2015: Australia and Pakistan

After an injury lay-off, Woakes returned for the ODI series against Australia. He failed to take a wicket in any of the three matches he played. After finishing with figures of 0–57 and 0–37 in the first two matches, he made his first significant contribution of the series in the third match, scoring an unbeaten 14 to help England to 300 and a victory. However, Woakes was dropped for the final two matches of the series.

Woakes was part of the side that played Pakistan in the ODI series. He finished with figures of 0–40 in the first match, meaning he had gone six straight matches without taking a wicket. Despite this, Woakes made a useful contribution with the bat, scoring 33. However, he returned to form in the second match, taking figures of 4–33. He followed this up with 4–40 in the third match of the series as England recorded a six wicket victory. In the final match, he finished with figures of 0–40, although England went on to win the match by 84 runs.

2015/16: South Africa

Woakes played in the first Test against South Africa, although he only managed to take one wicket in the match, as England secured a win. He didn't play in the next two matches, but returned for the final match of the series. After taking −91 in the first innings, he failed to take a wicket in the second as South Africa secured an emphatic win, although England won the series 2–1. Woakes played in the final two ODI matches of the series against South Africa. He scored 33 in the first match and took figures of 1–42 as England suffered a narrow defeat, while he failed to pick up a wicket in the final match of the series, which England lost 3–2.

2016: Sri Lanka

Woakes returned to the Test side in the second Test against Sri Lanka, replacing the injured Ben Stokes. He took 3–9 in the first innings and contributed 39 with the bat. He took 2–103 in the second as England won the match by nine wickets. In the third Test he scored 66 with the bat, before taking figures of 3–31 in Sri Lanka's first innings to restrict them to 288. However, England were unable to force a win due to rain and had to settle for a 2–0 series win.

On 21 June 2016, he scored his highest ODI score of unbeaten 95 runs in the first ODI against Sri Lanka. His score is the highest ODI score by number eight or lower in ODI history. Finally the match was ended with a tie and Woakes adjudged man of the match.[16] In the second ODI he did not take a wicket but bowled economically as England won by ten wickets. He took 3–34 in the third match of the series, which was eventually abandoned due to rain. He did not take wicket in the fourth match of the series, finishing with figures of 0–65, although England went on to win the game. In the final game of the series he scored an unbeaten 17 to help England to 324/7, and they went on to win the match by 122 runs to win the series 3–0.

2016: Pakistan

Woakes took figures of 6–70 in Pakistan's first innings of the first Test. He followed this up with 5–32 in Pakistan's second innings, although England lost the match by 75 runs. In the second Test he made 58 with the bat in England's first innings and then took 4–67 with the ball as England found themselves in a strong position. He took 3–41 in Pakistan's second innings as England won by 330 runs. In the third Test Woakes took 3–79 in Pakistan's first innings and 2–53 in their second as England won by 141 runs. In the final Test of the series he made 45 in England's first innings as they reached 328 in their first innings. He took three wickets in Pakistan's first innings as they built a big first innings lead. Woakes made just four in England's second innings as Pakistan won by ten wickets. He played in the first ODI against Pakistan, taking figures of 1–43. He took figures of 3–42 and 4–41 in England's next two matches as they went 3–0 up in the series. Having been rotated for the fourth ODI, Woakes returned for the final match of the series and took figures of 1–47 as England lost the match by four wickets, although they won the series 4–1.

2016: Bangladesh

In the first ODI against Bangladesh Woakes made 16 with the bat and then took figures of 0–38 as England won the opening match of the series. England lost the second match, with Woakes taking 2–40, although it wasn't enough to prevent a 34 run defeat. In the final game of the series, Woakes did not take a wicket but made 27 to help guide England to victory. In the Test series between the two sides, Woakes made 36 in England's first innings total of 293. He bowled economically in the second innings but failed to take a wicket. He made an unbeaten 19 in England's second innings and again helped to build pressure in the second innings, despite not taking a wicket. England won the match by 22 runs. Woakes took 3–30 in the first innings of the second Test. He made 46 with the bat to help England to a first innings lead. However, England collapsed in their second innings in their second innings, with Woakes making 9, as England lost the match.

2016–17: India

Woakes played in the first Test against India, taking figures of 0–57 in India's first innings. He took −16 in their second innings, as the match ended in a draw. After missing the second Test, Woakes returned for the third Test and made 25 in England's first innings total of 283. He did not pick up a wicket in India's innings, but scored another 30 runs in England's second innings. He finished with figures of 1–16 in India's second innings as they won by eight wickets. In the fourth game, he took figures of 1–79 in India's first innings as they scored 631. He was dismissed for a duck in England's second innings as they lost by an innings and 36 runs to go 3–0 down in the series. He did not play in the final Test, which England lost.

Woakes took 0–44 in the first ODI as England lost by three wickets. He took 4–60 in the second ODI as India made 381/6 as England lost the match 15 runs. In the third ODI he made 34 with the bat as England 321/8. He took figures of 2–75 as England won by five runs.

2017: West Indies

In the first ODI against the West Indies Woakes took figures of 4–47 as England won by 45 runs. He took 0–28 in the second ODI and then made an unbeaten 68 with the bat as England won by four wickets. In the final match of the series Woakes made 13 and then took figures of 3–16 as England won by 186 runs.

He was also named in the ODI XI of the year 2018 by Cricinfo.[17]

2019: Cricket World Cup and beyond

In April 2019, he was named in England's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[18][19] He won Man of the Match in the 2019 World Cup semi-final against Australia taking 3 wickets to see England through to the World Cup Final against New Zealand for the first time since 1992. Woakes again took 3 wickets in the final as England would go on to win the World Cup.[20]

On 29 May 2020, Woakes was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[21][22] On 17 June 2020, Woakes was included in England's 30-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the Test series against the West Indies.[23][24] On 4 July 2020, Woakes was named in England's thirteen-man squad for the first Test match of the series.[25][26] In the second Test, Woakes took his 100th wicket in Test matches.[27]

References

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25. "England name squad for first Test against West Indies". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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27. "Woakes traps Dowrich lbw for his 100th Test wicket". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

External links

• Chris Woakes at ESPNcricinfo
• Chris Woakes at Warwickshire County Cricket Club