Ben Ackland

{{short description|English born Irish cricketer (born 1989)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Ben Ackland

| country = Ireland

| fullname = Benjamin James Ackland

| nickname = Ackers{{cite web|url=http://www.mccuniversities.org/cambridge/player-profiles/ben-ackland,221,PP.html|title=Player profile: Ben Ackland|publisher=www.mccuniversities.org|accessdate=29 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908043549/http://www.mccuniversities.org/cambridge/player-profiles/ben-ackland,221,PP.html|archive-date=8 September 2011|url-status=dead}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|10|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England

| heightft = 6

| heightinch = 1

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off break

| role = Batsman

| club1 = Cambridge MCCU

| year1 = 2010–2012

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 7

| runs1 = 365

| bat avg1 = 33.18

| 100s/50s1 = 0/4

| top score1 = 74

| deliveries1 = 6

| wickets1 = 0

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–

| date = 9 September

| year = 2013

| source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/112/112825/112825.html CricketArchive

}}

Benjamin James Ackland (born 26 October 1989) is an English-born Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Nuneaton in Warwickshire, and educated at Queen's College, Taunton.

Ackland made his debut for Ireland Under-19s in a Youth One Day International against England Under-19s in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup. He made six appearances in that competition and also played for Ireland Under-19s in 2010 Under-19 World Cup, making five appearances in that competition.{{cite web|url-access=subscription|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/112/112825/Youth_One-Day_International_Matches.html|title=Youth One-Day International Matches played by Ben Ackland|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=29 September 2011|archive-date=13 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713130932/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/112/112825/Youth_One-Day_International_Matches.html|url-status=dead}}

Later in 2010, while studying for his degree in Sports Science & Coaching at Anglia Ruskin University, Ackland made his first-class debut for Cambridge MCCU against Leicestershire. He made a further appearance that season against Sussex. In the 2011 season, he made three further first-class appearances for the team, playing against Essex, Middlesex and Surrey.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/112/112825/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Ben Ackland|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=29 September 2011}} In his five first-class matches to date, he has scored 293 runs at an average of 41.85, with a high score of 74.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/112/112825/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ben Ackland|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=29 September 2011}} This score, one of four fifties he made, came against Middlesex.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/315/315975.html|title=Cambridge MCCU v Middlesex, 2011|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=29 September 2011}}