Ben Duckett

29-year-old left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Matthew Duckett is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire in domestic cricket.

Ben Duckett made his international debut for England in 2016.

Ben Duckett plays for Birmingham Phoenix in the T20 League D100 being held in England. Duckett is a top-order batsman and is generally known for opening the batting.

Ben Duckett Along The Years

Ben Duckett Career

When Duckett made his mark in domestic cricket with North Hampton Share, his impressive performances earned him a call-up to the England national team in 2016. He made his One Day International (ODI) and Test debut during England's tour of Bangladesh. Duckett made his early The results of his international career were mixed, despite showing flashes of his talent he struggled for consistency and was eventually dropped from the team.

However, Benn did not let this setback define his career. He returned to domestic cricket, worked on his game, and continued to score runs, especially in the limited-overs format. Duckett's persistence paid off in 2022 when he was returned to the England Test team. He was called upon and he grabbed the opportunity with both hands His performances in the 2022-23 winter season, especially against Pakistan, highlighted his evolution as a cricketer Duckettt's aggressive approach and ability to play spin made him a valuable player Gave.

He remains a key part of England's plans in all formats until 2023 and has a bright future.

Ben Duckett Domestic Career

Ben Duckett made his domestic debut in T20 cricket for Northamptonshire in 2012 and then in 2013 he also made his debut in List A and first-class cricket for Northamptonshire.

His early talent was evident as he soon became a key player for the team. He showed exceptional skill in all drafting. Duckett's breakthrough season came in 2016 when he scored the most 1338 runs in the County Championship, earning him selection in the England national team, a year before in 2015 he scored 851 runs at an average of 47.27 with four centuries in the County Championship. In 2016 Duckett scored 650 List A runs also with the help of unbeaten 220 and 163.

His domestic success has been marked by several stellar seasons including scoring 282 runs in a single match against Sussex in 2016 which demonstrated his ability to dominate bowling attacks.

In addition to his time with North Hampton Shares, Duckett has also played for Nottingham Shire where he continued to excel, particularly in limited-overs cricket. His ability to play both conservative and innovative shots has made him a sought-after batsman in domestic T20 competitions. Has become a valuable asset.

Ben Duckett’s IPL and other T20 leagues

Ben Duckett has not participated in any IPL season yet but he has appeared in other franchise leagues.

He first appeared in the English T20 league The Hundred in 2021 and played for Wales Fire in the first two seasons. He has also captained the team in 2021. Ben Duckett has impressed everyone by scoring more than 200 runs in both seasons for Wales Fire, although his team's performance has been quite disappointing in both editions. In 2023, Duckett left Wales Fire and joined Birmingham Phoenix.

Ben's performance with the new team in 2023 was ordinary where he scored 170 runs in seven matches at an average of 28.33, but in the recent event of The Hundred in 2024, he has performed very well so far and was the second-highest scorer of the season, scoring 269 runs in seven matches at an average of 67.25 in which his highest score is 92 runs.

Ben Duckett International Career

English cricketer Ben Duckettt's international career has been full of ups and downs. Left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman Ben made his first step in international cricket during the Bangladesh tour in October 2016.

Duckett made his debut in both the Test and ODI formats during the Bangladesh tour. Ben had a good time with the bat in the one-day series where he scored 123 runs with the help of two half-centuries in three matches against Bangladesh.

But his performance in Test cricket was nothing special. During the Bangladesh tour, he scored a total of 92 runs in four innings with the help of one half-century. In 2016, during England's tour of India, Ben was once again included in the Test team, in which his performance was quite disappointing, he scored 18 runs in two matches at an average of 6.00. Due to this performance of Ben, he was dropped from the national team.

Ben returned to the England team in the T20 format in 2019 but didn’t leave any mark against Pakistan played at Sophia Gardens and once again failed to live up to the expectations.

Ben continued to perform well in domestic cricket and did not give up, the result of which was that he got a place in the Test team for Pakistan in 2022, which he grabbed with both hands and scored 357 runs in three games with one century and three half-centuries, his comeback performance made his place secured in the test team. Ben is still seen struggling in the ODI and T20 formats.

Ben Duckett Test Cricket

Ben Duckett made his debut in Test cricket in the 2016 Bangladesh tour where his performance was nothing special and he scored a total of 92 runs with the help of a half-century in four innings of two matches.

However, Ben Duckett once again got a chance in the India tour where he again disappointed everyone and scored only 18 runs in three innings of two matches.

Disappointed with Ben Duckett's performance, England Cricket dropped him from the Test team.

It took a total of 6 years for Ben Duckett to return to the format, meanwhile, he continued to perform well in domestic cricket, due to which Ben was included in the England Test team for the 2022 Pakistan tour.

Ben played a total of three matches in the Pakistan tour, in which he scored 357 runs in six innings at an average of 71.40 along with a Ton and three half-centuries.

This brilliant comeback of Ben confirmed him in the England Test team, after which he made his presence in almost every series and performed well. Ben Duckett scored 321 runs in 9 innings of five matches in the Ashes 2023. In the five-Test series played against India soon after, Duckett scored an inning of 153 runs and added a total of 343 runs.

The highest score of Ben Duckett's career came in the only Test match played against Ireland in 2023 where he played a brilliant inning of 182 runs.

In the recent three-match Test series against West Indies, Ben Duckett has scored a total of 178 runs at an average of 44.50.

Ben Duckett's ODI career

Ben Duckett played his first ODI match against Bangladesh on 7 September 2016 at Shere Bangla National Stadium. In his very first match, Ben impressed everyone and played an inning of 60 runs in 78 balls, scoring two fifties in the series he managed to score 123 runs in three games. However, due to his disappointing performance in Test cricket, he had to stay away from ODI cricket also for the next 6 years.

In January 2023, Ben made a comeback in the ODI format against South Africa but failed to perform as in the longer format. However, a few months later, he scored his first ODI century against Ireland, but compared to the Test, Ben's performance in the ODI has not been something special.

Ben Duckett T20I Career

Ben Duckett made his debut in the T20 format in 2019 against Pakistan where his performance was ordinary, after which he had to wait for 2 years to play his second T20 match. Ben Duckett was included in the 8-match T20 series in the Pakistan tour. Duckett was featured in seven games in that series and scored a total of 233 runs with the help of a half-century.

Ben has been in and out of the England T20I team. After Pakistan, he participated in two more series but his performance was average.

Ben Duckett Under 19 Career

Ben Duckett was included as a wicket-keeper batsman in the England Under-19 team in the Under-19 World Cup 2012, where he scored 98 runs in a total of 6 matches at an average of 19.60, in which his highest score was 55 runs.

Ben Duckett family

According to BBC, Ben Duckett’s father's name is Graham Duckett. In July this year, Ben Duckett and his partner Paige Osborne gave birth to their daughter Margot.