Jofra Chioke Archer is an English cricketer who plays for England and Sussex. He was born in Barbados.
He’s a quick bowler who bowls with his right arm. Archer was named for England’s short overs matches against Ireland and Pakistan in April of this year.
In May 2019, he made his international debut for England, and he was a member of the group that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
that summer, he made his Test debut against Australia in the 2019 Ashes series. Archer was chosen as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in April 2020.
In July 2016, Archer made his first-class debut for Sussex during Pakistan’s tour of England, and his List A debut against Gloucestershire in the 2016 Royal London One-Day Cup later that month.
During the 2017 Bangladesh Premier League season, the Khulna Titans bought Archer.
In the 2017–18 and 2018–19 Big Bash League seasons, Archer played for the Hobart Hurricanes.
Archer was picked in England’s limited-overs squads for the limited-overs series against Pakistan and the one-off One Day International (ODI) against Ireland in April 2019.
On 3 May 2019, he made his ODI debut for England against Ireland. On May 5, 2019, he made his England Twenty20 International debut against Pakistan.
England’s provisional selection for the 2019 Cricket World Cup does not include Archer. Andrew Flintoff, a former England cricketer, stated he would eliminate “anyone” from the squad to make room for Archer.
World Cup team was finalized on May 21, 2019, and Archer was named to the final fifteen-man squad.
Jofra Archer Career Stats
Competition | Test | ODI | T20I | FC |
---|---|---|---|---|
Matches | 13 | 17 | 12 | 43 |
Runs scored | 155 | 27 | 19 | 1,201 |
Batting average | 7.75 | 6.75 | 19.0 | 22.66 |
100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/6 |
Top score | 30 | 8* | 18* | 81* |
Balls bowled | 2,609 | 911 | 282 | 8,856 |
Wickets | 42 | 30 | 14 | 181 |
Bowling average | 31.04 | 24.00 | 26.5 | 24.91 |
5 wickets in innings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Best bowling | 6/45 | 3/27 | 4/33 | 7/67 |
Catches/stumpings | 2/– | 5/– | 4/– | 21/– |
Jofra Archer Player Profile
FULL NAME – Jofra Chioke Archer
DATE OF BIRTH – April 01, 1995, Bridgetown, Barbados
AGE – 27y 32d
BATTING STYLE – Right-hand bat
BOWLING STYLE – Right-arm Fast
PLAYING ROLE – Bowler
Jofra Archer Teams
Jofra Archer Current Teams
Jofra Archer currently plays for the Sussex County Cricket Club