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Chris Woakes

Chris Woakes 2022
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Christopher Roger Woakes (born 2 March 1989) is an English cricketer who plays as a right-handed all-rounder and bowls right-arm fast-medium. He has represented Warwickshire in domestic cricket and played for the England national cricket team across all three international formats from 2011 until his retirement from international cricket in September 2025.

Key facts

Full name Christopher Roger Woakes
Date of birth 2 March 1989
Nationality English
Role All-rounder
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team Warwickshire
ODI debut 2011
T20I debut 2011
Test debut 2013
International retirement September 2025

Career

Woakes has spent his domestic career with Warwickshire, the county based at Edgbaston in Birmingham. He made his international debut for England in the limited-overs formats in 2011, playing his first One Day International and Twenty20 International in that year. He was subsequently selected in the Test side, making his Test debut in 2013.

Over the course of his international career, Woakes established himself as a frontline fast-medium bowler and a useful lower-order batter, fulfilling the all-rounder's role across formats for England.

Major honours

Woakes was a member of two England squads that won global limited-overs titles:

  • 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup — England's first men's 50-over World Cup title.
  • 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup — England's second men's T20 World Cup title.

Timeline

  • 1989: Born on 2 March.
  • 2011: Made ODI and T20I debuts for England.
  • 2013: Made Test debut for England.
  • 2019: Part of the England squad that won the Cricket World Cup.
  • 2022: Part of the England squad that won the T20 World Cup.
  • 2025: Retired from international cricket in September.

Significance

Woakes is regarded as one of England's leading multi-format all-rounders of his generation, having featured in two ICC global trophy-winning squads and serving Warwickshire as a long-standing player in the English county system.

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