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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