Ian Ronald Bell MBE (born 11 April 1982) is an English cricketer who played international cricket in all formats for the England cricket team. He currently plays county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed higher/middle order batsman, described in The Times as an "exquisite rapier," who is a very good cover driver on the off side. He is an occasional right-arm medium pace bowler and a slip fielder. He is also noted for his sharp reflexes and often fields in close catching positions. He has scored twenty-two Test centuries and four One Day International (ODI) 100s. In 2015, he became the second player since Ian Botham to be involved in five Ashes series wins.

Ian Bell
MBE

Bell in August 2015
Personal information
Full name	Ian Ronald Bell
Born	(1982-04-11) 11 April 1982 (age 36) Walsgrave, Coventry, England
Nickname	Belly, The Duke of Bellington, "The Shermanator" "Sledgehammer of Eternal Justice"
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	England (2004-2015)
Test debut (cap 625)	19 August 2004 v West Indies
Last Test	1 November 2015 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 184)	28 November 2004 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	13 March 2015 v Afghanistan
ODI shirt no.	7
T20I debut (cap 17)	28 August 2006 v Pakistan
Last T20I	20 May 2014 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999–present	Warwickshire (squad no. 4)
1999	Warwickshire Cricket Board
2004–2009 ; 2018	Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
2016	Perth Scorchers (squad no. 12)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 118 161 8 302 Runs scored 7,727 5,416 188 19,896 Batting average 42.69 37.87 26.85 43.72 100s/50s 22/46 4/35 0/1 55/103 Top score 235 141 85* 262* Balls bowled 108 88 – 2,875 Wickets 1 6 – 47 Bowling average 76.00 14.66 – 34.36 5 wickets in innings 0 0 – 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a – 0 Best bowling 1/33 3/9 – 4/4 Catches/stumpings 100/– 54/– 4/– 229/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 August 2018

In the 2006 New Year Honours List, Ian Bell was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire for his role in the successful Ashes campaign of 2005. In November 2006, he was awarded the Emerging Player of the Year award by the International Cricket Council. During 2008 and 2009, he was a more infrequent member of the England teams – however he reclaimed his Test place during the 2009 Ashes, which England won, and featured in several ODIs the following year. During 2010, he captained Warwickshire to victory in the CB40 final before scoring his first Ashes century the following winter as he helped England retain the Ashes down-under. Warwickshire County Cricket Club awarded Bell a benefit in 2011.

In July 2012, Bell signed a new three-year contract with Warwickshire extending his stay at the club at least till 2015. In November 2015, England selectors announced that Bell would be dropped from the English side ahead of the test series with South Africa. In August 2016, it was announced that Bell would be playing for the Perth Scorchers in the 2016–17 Big Bash League season. In August 2018, Bell scored his 20,000 run in first-class cricket.