Ben Joseph James Wells (born 30 July 2000) is an English former professional
cricket
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er. He made his
List A
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debut on 25 July 2021, for
Gloucestershire in the
2021 Royal London One-Day Cup
The 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup tournament was a limited overs cricket competition that formed part of the 2021 English cricket season in England and Wales. Matches were contested over 50 overs per side, having List A cricket status, with all ...
.
Career
Originally from
Bath
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* Bathing, immersion in a fluid
** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body
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* Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities
Plac ...
, Wells attended
Monkton Combe School
(Thy Word is Truth)
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, type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school
, founder = The Revd Francis Pocock
, head_label = Head Master
, head ...
. He graduated with a BSc in Physics from the
University of Exeter where he was also captain of the First XI. He was part of the
Somerset academy and played for their second XI before signing a contract with Gloucestershire in June 2021. He made his
first-class debut on 12 September 2021, for Gloucestershire in the
2021 County Championship
The 2021 County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 121st cricket County Championship season in England and Wales. For the first phase of the tournament, the teams were split into ...
. He made his
Twenty20 debut on 29 May 2022, for Gloucestershire against the Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI during their tour of England. On 1 May 2024, he announced his retirement from professional cricket at the age of 23.
References
External links
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2000 births
Living people
English cricketers
Dorset cricketers
Gloucestershire cricketers
Cricketers from Bath, Somerset
People educated at Monkton Combe School
Alumni of the University of Exeter
21st-century English sportsmen
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