Full Name Joseph Edward Root Born ( 1990-12-30 ) 30 December 1990 (age 34) Birth Place Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England Role Batsman Name Joseph Root Education Worksop College | National team England Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Batting style Right-handed Bowling style Right-arm off break Siblings Billy Root | |
Current teams Yorkshire County Cricket Club (#5 / Batsman), England cricket team (#5 / Batsman) | ||
| Competition | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| Matches | 22 | 48 | 69 | 77 |
| Runs scored | 1,732 | 1,600 | 4,903 | 2,373 |
| Batting average | 50.94 | 40.00 | 48.54 | 37.07 |
| 100s/50s | 5/7 | 3/8 | 12/20 | 4/12 |
| Top score | 200* | 113 | 236 | 113 |
| Balls bowled | 510 | 726 | 1,755 | 1,193 |
| Wickets | 4 | 11 | 16 | 23 |
| Bowling average | 56.25 | 63.18 | 57.12 | 47.00 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 2/9 | 2/15 | 3/33 | 2/10 |
| Catches/stumpings | 15/– | 18/– | 39/– | 28/– |
Joseph Edward Root (born 30 December 1990) is an English cricketer, who plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and England. He was originally a right-handed opening batsman and occasional off-spinner, with a similar playing style to former England captain Michael Vaughan. However, he has played the majority of his cricket for England in the middle order. He made his debut for England in the 2012 Test series in India and made his ODI and Twenty20 International debuts on the same tour, before scoring his maiden Test century at his home ground of Headingley the following Spring against New Zealand.
Contents
- Early life family and youth career
- Joe root james taylor and mark ramprakash on sri lanka odi tour
- References
Early life family and youth career
Root is the eldest son of Helen and Matt. His brother Billy is an MCC Young Cricketer.
Root followed in his fathers footsteps by joining Sheffield Collegiate C.C. Former Yorkshire batsman and England captain, Michael Vaughan also learnt his trade at Collegiate and was a source of inspiration for Root who became a protégé of his.