Ben Duckett
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Farnborough, London, England
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| Full name | Ben Matthew Duckett | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 October 1994 Farnborough, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 672) | 20 October 2016 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 4 January 2026 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 246) | 7 October 2016 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 January 2026 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 84) | 5 May 2019 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 3 February 2026 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2018 | Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Islamabad United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19 | Hobart Hurricanes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Welsh Fire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22 | Brisbane Heat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Quetta Gladiators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Birmingham Phoenix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024/25 | Melbourne Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 April 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ben Matthew Duckett (born 17 October 1994) is an English international cricketer who plays for the England cricket team as a top-order batsman in all formats of the game. Duckett represents Nottinghamshire in domestic cricket and Trent Rockets in The Hundred.
County cricket
Duckett made his debut for Northamptonshire in the 2012 Friends Life t20 against Gloucestershire on 8 July 2012, whilst in his first year of A-levels at Stowe School.[2] During the 2015 season, he scored four centuries in the County Championship, just managing to break the barrier of a thousand first-class runs in the season, with 1002 at an average of 52.73.
The 2016 season was one of conspicuous success for Duckett. He began the season with a new highest score of 282 not out against Sussex.[3] He scored three other first-class hundreds during the season, scoring 185, 189 and 205, with a total of 1338 runs at 58.17 and played in the semi-final and final of the Twenty20 Blast for Northants. He finished on the winning team in the final, and had particular success in the semi-final, scoring 84 off just 47 balls, and sharing a 132 run partnership with Alex Wakely.[4]
At the end of the season, Duckett was named as the young cricketer of the year by both the Cricket Writers' Club[5] and the Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA). He was also named PCA Player of the Year, the first player to win both PCA awards in the same season.[6]
Duckett joined Nottinghamshire in August 2018.[7][8][9] In March 2019, he scored a double century for the club against Cambridge MCCU during the 2019 Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches from 168 balls. It was the fastest first-class double century by a Nottinghamshire batsman, in terms of balls faced.[10]
Duckett scored an unbeaten 53 off 38 balls to guide Nottinghamshire to a six-wicket victory in the 2020 T20 Blast final against Surrey.[11][12][13]
During the 2022 County Championship season he scored 1,012 runs at an average of 72.28, including three centuries, as Nottinghamshire won Division Two.[14] He signed a new three-year contract at the club in December 2022[15][16] and a further two-year extension in May 2025.[17]
Under-19 career and national team
Duckett was included in the England Under-19 squad for the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[18]
In July 2016, Duckett was selected for the England Lions squad for the series against Pakistan A and Sri Lanka A.[19] In the first match, he scored 163 not out off just 104 balls.[20] In the sixth match against Sri Lanka A, he scored 220* off just 131 balls during an unbeaten second wicket partnership of 367 with Daniel Bell-Drummond.[21]
Franchise cricket
He played for the Welsh Fire in the first two editions of The Hundred. In the 2021 season, he captained the team. His performances gained widespread praise, despite a disappointing season for the team – being named in the team of the tournament by ESPNCricinfo.[22] In the 2022 tournament, he again scored over 200 runs despite Welsh Fire ending the season without a win. He left the franchise in 2023, joining Birmingham Phoenix as their first pick of the draft.[23]
In December 2025, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the auction for the 2026 Indian Premier League tournament for his base price of ₹2 crore (US$210,000).[24]
