Luke Wells
{{Short description|English cricketer (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Luke Wells
| image = 1 22 Luke Wells.jpg
|caption = Wells in 2021
| country = England
| fullname = Luke William Peter Wells
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|12|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Eastbourne, East Sussex, England
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm leg break
| role = Batsman
| family = Alan Wells (father)
Colin Wells (uncle)
Daniel Wells (brother)
| club1 = Sussex
| year1 = {{nowrap|2009–2020}}
| clubnumber1 = 31
| club2 = Colombo Cricket Club
| year2 = 2012
| club3 = Lancashire
| year3 = {{nowrap|2021–present}}
| club4 = Welsh Fire
| year4 = {{nowrap|2023–present}}
| club5 = Lahore Qalandars
| year5 = 2024
| club6 = Sharjah Warriorz
| year6 = 2025
| clubnumber3 = 3
| type1 = FC
| debutdate1 = 13 September
| debutyear1 = 2010
| debutfor1 = Sussex
| debutagainst1 = Worcestershire
| type2 = LA
| debutdate2 = 3 July
| debutyear2 = 2010
| debutfor2 = Sussex
| debutagainst2 = Bangladeshis
| columns = 3
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 202
| runs1 = 11,237
| bat avg1 = 36.01
| 100s/50s1 = 27/46
| top score1 = 258
| deliveries1 = 8,160
| wickets1 = 122
| bowl avg1 = 39.12
| fivefor1 = 2
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/25
| catches/stumpings1 = 110/–
| column2 = LA
| matches2 = 44
| runs2 = 778
| bat avg2 = 21.61
| 100s/50s2 = 0/5
| top score2 = 88
| deliveries2 = 1,032
| wickets2 = 23
| bowl avg2 = 39.13
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/19
| catches/stumpings2 = 14/–
| column3 = T20
| matches3 = 79
| runs3 = 1,286
| bat avg3 = 19.78
| 100s/50s3 = 0/7
| top score3 = 87
| deliveries3 = 1,021
| wickets3 = 39
| bowl avg3 = 33.82
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 2/19
| catches/stumpings3 = 32/–
| date = 21 June
| year = 2025
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/350126.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
Luke William Peter Wells (born 29 December 1990) is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire, having previously played for Sussex for 10 years.
Career
A left-handed top order batter and occasional right-arm legspin bowler, Wells made his first-class debut for Sussex at the end of the 2010 season.{{cite web |title=Luke Wells |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/player/350126.html |access-date=7 October 2016 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}
He joined Lancashire in November 2020 having been released by Sussex.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/luke-wells-signs-for-lancashire-on-two-year-deal-after-sussex-release-1239160|title = Luke Wells signs for Lancashire on two-year deal after Sussex release}} He was awarded his Lancashire cap in September 2022.{{cite web | url=https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/news/2022-news/contract-extensions-for-bailey-bell-and-wells/ | title=Contract extensions for Bailey, Bell, and Wells }}
Wells spent the 2018/19 and 2019/20 English winters playing club cricket in Australia for Casey-South Melbourne. He notably scored 290 in a match in February 2020, the highest individual innings ever in a Victorian Premier Cricket match played under two-day time restrictions.{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/sport/premier-cricket-luke-wells-blitzes-a-record-290-for-casey-south-melbourne/news-story/e3692450507f425ab45f8e547f1b2ddf|title=Premier Cricket: Luke Wells blitzes a record 290 for Casey South Melbourne|date=9 February 2020|accessdate=18 April 2025|author=Paul Amy|newspaper=Cranbourne Leader}}
He made his debut in the Hundred in August 2023 for Welsh Fire, making 57 on his debut in a rain shortened game and being awarded man of the match.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66388107 | title=The Hundred 2023: Debutant Shaheen Afridi shines as Welsh Fire beat Manchester Originals in rain-hit match | work=BBC Sport | date=2 August 2023 }}
Wells is the son of former England player Alan Wells, and the nephew of Colin Wells, both of whom also played for Sussex.
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=350126}}
{{Lancashire County Cricket Club squad}}
{{Welsh Fire squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wells, Luke}}
Category:Cricketers from Eastbourne
Category:Colombo Cricket Club cricketers
Category:People educated at St Bede's School, Hailsham
Category:Lancashire cricketers
Category:Welsh Fire cricketers
Category:Lahore Qalandars cricketers
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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