Ian Bell

Ian Ronald Bell (born 11 April 1982) is an English former cricketer who played international cricket for the England cricket team and county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. Known for his strong cover drive and exquisite rapier-like batting style, Bell was a right-handed higher/middle order batsman. He also occasionally bowled right-arm medium pace and was recognized for his sharp reflexes as a slip fielder. Bell scored twenty-two Test centuries and four One Day International (ODI) hundreds. He received the Member of the Order of the British Empire honor in the 2006 New Year Honours List for his contributions to the successful Ashes campaign in 2005. Bell was also awarded the Emerging Player of the Year by the International Cricket Council in November 2006.More