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Liam Plunkett

Early life

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Liam Edward Plunkett commonly known as Liam Plunkett is a successful English cricketer. He was born on 6th April 1985 at Nunthorpe,  Middlebrough, North Yorkshire, England. Liam ‘s parents are Marie Plunkett and Alan Plunkett.  Plunkett previously used to play for Durham and Dolphins (the latter in South African domestic cricket) . Primarily, he started his career as a bowler, but also has two first class centuries to his name with a batting average of about 24. This aspect of his adds versatility to his biography.

Career

Liam Plunkett being an outstanding cricketer is a Right-handed batsman and has a Right-arm fast bowling style. In the field, he is an all-rounder. In his domestic cricketing career from 2003 to 2012 he played for team Durham, in 2007 for theDolphins , from 2013 to the present days for Yorkshire ( squad no. 28) and in 2017 for MCC.  He has played 13 test matches and 49 ODI matches till date and have acquired 41 wickets in test matches and 73 wickets in ODI.

Total runs scored in his career in the test matches are 238 and 483 in ODI matches. He has bowled 2,659 balls in his career in test matches and 2,408 balls in ODI matches. Plunkett’s batting average in the test matches played by him is 15.86 and his batting average in the ODI matches played by him is 21.95. His bowling average in the test matches is 37.46 and his bowling average in ODI matches is 32.16. The top score in test career is 55 and 56 in his ODI career.

His cric info is further enriched by his International career in cricketing. He played in 2005 against Pakistan and India , against Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Australia in 2006\07, 2007 World Cup and match against West Indies, match against Bangladesh and Australia in 2010\11, in 2014 against Sri Lanka and India, in 2015 against New Zealand, match against Australia and Pakistan in 2015, 2016 World T20, match against Sri Lanka and Pakistan in 2016, against Bangladesh in 2016, against India in 2017and against West Indies in 2017.

He had made Test debut on November 29th in 2005 against Pakistan. Liam’s ODI debut took place on 10thDecember, 2005 against Pakistan. His ODI shirt number reads 17.  The last Test match played by him was on 17thJuly , 2014 against India and he played his last ODI match on March 9th in 2017 against West Indies.

Achievements

In the Twenty20 International Cricket he won the Man of the Match Award in the England vs Pakistan series in UAE on 27th November,2015 against Pakistan, where is efforts contributed in the victory of England by 3 runs.

Liam girlfriend’s name is not published on the web. Pudsy being this cricketer’s nick name , the name of his Instagram  account is (@pudsy190). Liam has another account  named (@liam_plankett) which is a private account on Instagram.  The net worth of Liam Plunkett is not known. Recently, he has undergone a thigh injury, while playing for England Lions, in the UAE.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 6 Apr, 1985
Age: 35 yrs
Occupations: Cricketer
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Birth Place: Middlesbrough
Gender: Male
Description: Cricket player of England
Net Worth 2021: 5 million
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Last Modified: Jun 27 2020
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