1. Benjamin Thomas Foakes was born on 15 February 1993 and is an English professional cricketer who plays internationally for the England Test cricket team.
21 Facts About Ben Foakes
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Ben Foakes was born in Colchester, Essex and educated at Tendring Technology College.
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Ben Foakes's father was English football Premier League referee, Peter Foakes.
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Ben Foakes was dismissed for 5 runs in Essex's first-innings by Thisara Perera.
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Ben Foakes took three catches from behind the stumps, taking two in the Sri Lankans first-innings and a single catch in their second.
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Ben Foakes found he was unable to force a regular place in the Essex first team, and on 14 August 2014, it was announced that he had joined Surrey County Cricket Club.
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Ben Foakes was part of the Surrey team that won the 2018 County Championship and the 2022 County Championship.
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On 18 September 2023 Ben Foakes signed a new multi-year contract extension at Surrey after becoming a very important member of the team since his arrival by contributing with his excellent wicketkeeping and very reliable batting.
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Ben Foakes since joining Surrey has amassed over 5,000 First-Class runs averaging just under 43 and has more than 300 dismissals behind the stumps.
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Ben Foakes made his debut for England Under-19s in January 2011, playing two Youth Test matches against Sri Lanka Under-19s during England's tour to Sri Lanka.
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Ben Foakes made his Test debut for England against Sri Lanka on 6 November 2018, scoring 107 in the first innings and getting England to a competitive total.
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Ben Foakes was the 20th batsman for England to score a century on debut in Tests, the second English wicket-keeper to do so after Matt Prior, and the fifth keeper-batsman overall.
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Ben Foakes replaced Sam Billings who was ruled out of the side with a dislocated shoulder.
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Ben Foakes made his ODI debut for England against Ireland on 3 May 2019, in which he was awarded man of the match for scoring 61 not out, as well as taking two catches and a stumping.
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Ben Foakes made his T20I debut for England against Pakistan on 5 May 2019.
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On 29 May 2020, Ben Foakes was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On 17 June 2020, Ben Foakes was included in England's 30-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the Test series against the West Indies.
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On 4 July 2020, Ben Foakes was named as one of the nine reserve players for the first Test match of the series.
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In February 2021, Ben Foakes featured in England's away Test series against India in the absence of Jos Buttler from the second Test onwards.
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Ben Foakes had been in line to play his maiden home Test series but due to a hamstring injury he was not part of England's Test squad for their series against New Zealand in 2021.
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Ben Foakes played as first-choice wicket-keeper in both 2022 home Test series against New Zealand and South Africa, making important contributions behind the stumps and with the bat.