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Ian Salisbury
England
Player profile
Full name Ian David Kenneth Salisbury
Born January 21, 1970, Moulton, Northampton
Current age 38 years 186 days
Major teams England, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire
Also known as Solly, Dingle, Sals
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Height
5 ft 11 in
Education Moulton Comprehensive, Northampton
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
15 |
25 |
3 |
368 |
50 |
16.72 |
1316 |
27.96 |
0 |
1 |
44 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
| ODIs |
4 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
7.00 |
12 |
58.33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| First-class |
317 |
407 |
81 |
6827 |
103 |
20.94 |
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3 |
25 |
|
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203 |
0 |
| List A |
250 |
163 |
46 |
1569 |
59* |
13.41 |
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0 |
1 |
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90 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
32 |
16 |
4 |
109 |
20 |
9.08 |
86 |
126.74 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
13 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
15 |
25 |
2492 |
1539 |
20 |
4/163 |
5/122 |
76.95 |
3.70 |
124.6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| ODIs |
4 |
4 |
186 |
177 |
5 |
3/41 |
3/41 |
35.40 |
5.70 |
37.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
317 |
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55358 |
28330 |
861 |
8/60 |
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32.90 |
3.07 |
64.2 |
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36 |
6 |
| List A |
250 |
|
10622 |
8153 |
249 |
5/30 |
5/30 |
32.74 |
4.60 |
42.6 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
32 |
26 |
478 |
536 |
27 |
3/14 |
3/14 |
19.85 |
6.72 |
17.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
England v Pakistan at Lord's, Jun 18-21, 1992 scorecard |
| Last Test |
Pakistan v England at Karachi, Dec 7-11, 2000 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
India v England at Chandigarh, Jan 21, 1993 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
West Indies v England at Port of Spain, Mar 6, 1994 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1989 |
| Last First-class |
Middlesex v Warwickshire at Uxbridge, Jul 16-19, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1989 |
| Last List A |
Warwickshire v Kent at Birmingham, Jul 20, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Surrey v Sussex at East Molesey, Jun 16, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Warwickshire v Kent at Birmingham, Jul 9-10, 2008 scorecard |
English legspinners are as rare as West Indian medium pacers, so Salisbury has always been under pressure to take his prolific county form onto the international stage. He gets plenty of turn, but his line of attack - just outside off stump - is unthreatening, and his only variation, the googly, is telegraphed by a higher arm action. England have picked him on and off since 1992, usually after a long and successful period of county convalescence, but each time he has struggled to control both his nerves and his radar; in 1998, facing Sri Lanka at The Oval, he was even heckled by his home crowd. But he remains determined and likeable, and his batting, a mixture of well-organised defence and well-timed drives, is comfortably above the tailender category. Salisbury left Sussex for Surrey in time for the 1997 season, and prospered on the bouncier wickets. And in 1999-2000 he was player of the year in Sydney's grade-cricket competition. His spin partnership with Saqlain Mushtaq did much to inspire Surrey's championship successes in 1999 and 2000, but Salisbury's Test career came to an end after a desperate tour of Pakistan in 2000-01, where he picked up one solitary wicket for 193 runs. He continued to turn in solid performances for Surrey without ever doing enough to justify the gamble of a Test recall.
Lawrence Booth
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1993
Apr 25, 2007 |
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Ian Salisbury roars an appeal against Michael Brown
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Aug 2, 2006 |
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Ian Salisbury on his way to 3 for 82
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Jun 10, 2006 |
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Ian Salisbury dismisses Darren Robinson for 106 as Surrey romp to a big win
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