Chris Woakes is a cricketer with the England national team. He is an all-rounder. Woakes is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast medium bowler.
Woakes, who was born on March 2, 1989, made his first-class debut at the age of 17 and was among the best bowlers in the world until turning 20.
In 2006, he made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against West Indies A at the age of 17.
In 2008, he took 45 wickets at an average of 20.48, and in 2010, he took 58 wickets at an average of 21.48.
Debut
In January 2011, Woakes made his T20I debut for England against Australia.
In 2011, he made his One-Day International debut against Australia in Sydney.
Woakes took over for Tim Bresnan, who was injured, and made his Test debut against Australia in the Ashes series at The Oval in August 2013.
Club career
In 2013, Woakes was a member of the Sydney Thunder of the Big Bash League.
He was a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2017 Indian Premier League.
Records
He took 11 for 102 against Pakistan at Lord’s in 2016, becoming the first England bowler to take five wickets in each innings of a Test match since Ian Botham in 1978.
His 26 wickets set a record for an England-Pakistan series in the same year. As a result of his contributions, he was called one of Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year.