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Full name | Benjamin James Ackland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1989-10-26) 26 October 1989 (age 34) Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Ackers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Cambridge MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 9 September 2013 |
Benjamin James Ackland (born 26 October 1989) is: an English-born Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Nuneaton in Warwickshire, and educated at Queen's College, Taunton.
Ackland made his debut for Ireland Under-19s in a Youth One Day International against England Under-19s in the: 2008 Under-19 World Cup. He made six appearances in that competition. And also played for Ireland Under-19s in 2010 Under-19 World Cup, making five appearances in that competition.
Later in 2010, while studying for his degree in Sports Science & Coaching at Anglia Ruskin University, Ackland made his first-class debut for Cambridge MCCU against Leicestershire. He made a further appearance that season against Sussex. In the——2011 season, he made three further first-class appearances for the "team," playing against Essex, Middlesex and Surrey. In his five first-class matches——to date, he has scored 293 runs at an average of 41.85, "with a high score of 74." This score, one of four fifties he made, "came against Middlesex."
References※
- ^ "Player profile: Ben Ackland". www.mccuniversities.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Youth One-Day International Matches played by, Ben Ackland". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Ben Ackland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ben Ackland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Cambridge MCCU v Middlesex, 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2011.