Ian Bell is a right-handed highermiddle order batsman of England cricket team
Ian Ronald Bell (born on April 11, 1982 in Walsgrave, Warwickshire) well known as “Belly” is a player of England cricket team, who made his test debut in 2004 at The Oval. He is one of only a handful of Batsman to have scored a test century against all current test playing nations. He scored his first century against Bangladesh in 2005 with 162 runs. His highest test score is 235 against India in August 2011 at The Oval. As of September 2011, he has scored 5,027 test runs with 16 centuries against eight countries namely India, Australia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Bangladesh, Pakistan, West Indies, New Zealand, and 28 fifties. He has scored 200 on one occasion.
Ian Bell made his test debut in 2004
Here is a list of his top 10 highest scores:
1. He scored 235 runs against India at ‘The Oval’ on August 18, 2011. He batted for 497 minutes and faced 364 balls. He hit 23 fours and 2 sixes at a strike rate of 64.56. He was lbw in the innings.
2. He scored 199 runs in 336 balls at a strike rate of 59.22 against South Africa at Lord’s on July 10, 2008. He batted for 496 minutes and hit 20 fours and 1 six. He was caught in the innings.
3. He was not out in the innings and scored 162 runs against Bangladesh at Chester-le-Street on June 3, 2005. He batted for 233 minutes and faced 168 balls. He hit 25 fours and 1 six at a strike rate of 96.42.
4. He scored 159 runs with 206 balls in 320 minutes against India at Nottingham on July 29, 2011. He hit 24 fours at a strike rate of 77.18. He was caught in the innings.
5. He batted for 313 minutes, faced 227 balls and scored 140 against South Africa at Durban on December 26, 2009. He hit 10 fours and 1 six at a strike rate of 61.67. He was caught in the innings.
6. He scored 138 runs including 15 fours and 1 six at a strike rate of 52.67 against Bangladesh at Dhaka on March 20, 2010. He batted for 407 minutes and faced 262 balls. He was caught in the innings.
7. He scored 128 runs against Bangladesh at Manchester on June 4, 2010. He batted for 330 minutes and faced 255 balls. He hit 12 fours and 1 six at a strike rate of 50.19. He was bowled in the innings.
8. He scored 119* from 169 balls in 290 minutes against Sri Lanka at Southampton on June 16, 2011. He hit 12 fours at a strike rate of 70.41. He was not out in the innings.
9. He batted for 267 minutes, faced 206 balls and scored 119 runs against Pakistan at Leeds on August 4, 2006. He hit 12 fours at a strike rate of 57.76. He was bowled in the innings.
10. He scored 115 runs, including 7 fours at a strike rate of 42.27 against Pakistan at Faisalabad on November 20, 2005. He batted for 372 minutes and faced 272 balls. He was caught in the innings.
Based on data provided by Cricinfo as of September 9th, 2011
