Player profile

Ben Duckett

Batsman · GB

Born: Oct 17, 1994
Batting: Left Handed Bat
Bowling: right-arm offbreak
From: Farnborough, Kent

Batting career

Career totals by format

Batting career statistics
Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	HS
T10	7	118	23.6	153.25	31*
First-class	114	8,050	42.82	72.07	282*
T20	194	4,879	30.88	138.96	96
T20I	21	527	27.74	153.2	84
ODI	44	1,974	45.91	100.66	167
t100	9	337	42.13	132.68	75
Test	53	3,867	41.14	85.08	203*
Hundred	9	337	42.13	132.68	75
List A	42	1,243	31.87	92.9	121

Bowling career

Career totals by format

Bowling career statistics
Format	M	Wkts	Econ	Overs	Best
First-class	114	2	3.91	25.5	1/15

Recent performances

T20 match form

3 Feb 2026vs SL, ENG vs SL 2026, #3T20I

Batting: 0 (1b)
Bowling: —

10 Jun 2025vs WI, WI vs ENG 2025, #3T20I

Batting: 84 (46b)
Bowling: —

8 Jun 2025vs WI, WI vs ENG 2025, #2T20I

Batting: 30 (18b)
Bowling: —

6 Jun 2025vs WI, WI vs ENG 2025, #1T20I

Batting: 1 (4b)
Bowling: —

2 Feb 2025vs IND, ENG vs IND 2025, #5T20I

Batting: 0 (1b)
Bowling: —

31 Jan 2025vs IND, ENG vs IND 2025, #4T20I

Batting: 39 (19b)
Bowling: —

28 Jan 2025vs IND, ENG vs IND 2025, #3T20I

Batting: 51 (28b)
Bowling: —

25 Jan 2025vs IND, ENG vs IND 2025, #2T20I

Batting: 3 (6b)
Bowling: —

22 Jan 2025vs IND, ENG vs IND 2025, #1T20I

Batting: 4 (4b)
Bowling: —

14 Mar 2023vs BAN, BAN vs ENG 2023, #3T20I

Batting: 11 (11b)
Bowling: —

12 Mar 2023vs BAN, BAN vs ENG 2023, #2T20I

Batting: 28 (28b)
Bowling: —

9 Mar 2023vs BAN, BAN vs ENG 2023, #1T20I

Batting: 20 (13b)
Bowling: —

About

Player story

Ben Duckett, a flamboyant left-handed opening batter and occasional wicket-keeper, first appeared for England in 2016 but truly established himself under the Bazball regime in 2022. Coming through Northamptonshire’s age-group system, Duckett made his first-class debut at just 18 in 2013 and featured in England’s squad for the 2012 Under-19 World Cup, though he struggled in that tournament. Duckett first grabbed attention with a stellar County Championship season in 2015, scoring over 1,000 runs including four centuries. He outdid himself in 2016, starting with a commanding 282* against Sussex and finishing the season with 1,338 runs at an average of 58.17, while also playing a key role in Northamptonshire’s T20 Blast triumph. He made his international debut during England’s 2016 tour of Bangladesh, scoring fifties in two ODIs and making his Test debut shortly after. Despite glimpses of potential, Duckett struggled for consistency in Tests and was dropped after just two matches. Discipline and fitness issues, including a suspension in 2017, further hampered his progress. A move to Nottinghamshire in 2018 helped him rebuild his form, and he made a brief T20I appearance in 2019. Duckett’s big break came in 2022 under Ben Stokes, who recognized his attacking flair and gave him license to play freely. In the Pakistan Test series, Duckett scored a 110-ball 107 and shared a record 233-run opening stand with Zak Crawley—the fastest double-century partnership in Test cricket history. He finished as England’s second-highest run-scorer on the tour, behind Harry Brook. Since then, Duckett has been a key component of England’s Bazball approach, forming a destructive opening pair with Crawley and providing rapid starts. He scored 182 against Ireland in 2023, had a solid Ashes series at home, and contributed as a top-order batter in both Tests and ODIs. Duckett’s aggressive stroke-play and backing from the management have transformed him from an eccentric fringe player into a mainstay of England’s white-ball and red-ball sides.

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