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| Full name | Ian David Blackwell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1978-06-10)10 June 1978 (age 47) Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Blackie, Blackdog, Donkey, Le Donk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 629) | 1 March 2006 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 170) | 18 September 2002 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 15 April 2006 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1997–1999 | Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2008 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010/11 | Central Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | →Warwickshire(on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| WT20Is umpired | 4 (2021–2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC umpired | 78 (2015–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA umpired | 40 (2015–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20 umpired | 75 (2015–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian David Blackwell (born 10 June 1978) is an Englishcricket umpire and retired professionalcricketer.[1] Aleft-arm orthodox spinner and powerful middle-order batsman, he played forEngland atOne Day International (ODI) andTest level, and most recently playedcounty cricket forWarwickshire in the second half of the 2012 season. He was born atChesterfield in Derbyshire.[2][3]
Blackwell started off his career atDerbyshire, before moving toSomerset in 2000 following a dispute with Derbyshire captainDominic Cork.[3][4] He was appointed captain of Somerset for the last part of the 2005 season after the departure ofGraeme Smith.[5] Having been appointed official captain for 2006, he had shoulder surgery and missed almost all of the season.
After the 2008 season, Blackwell left Somerset and joined Durham.[2] Blackwell's struggles with fitness and disagreements with the captain,Justin Langer, were also factors in his departure from Somerset.[6] Blackwell managed to lose 10 kg (22 lb) over the winter.[7] On his first-class debut for Durham, in the opening match of the 2009 English season, Blackwell scored a century against theMarylebone Cricket Club, featuring a bowling line up including England hopefulsSajid Mahmood,Kabir Ali,Tim Bresnan, andAdil Rashid.[6] Blackwell went on to have a productive season in 2009, scoring 801 runs at 40.05 and taking 43 wickets at 23.53 as Durham won theCounty Championship for the second successive year.[3]
Entering the 2012 season, having been afflicted by a second shoulder operation, Blackwell played few matches in the first half of the season for Durham. The county then agreed to loan him from August toWarwickshire, who required coverage for the four-week absence of spinnerJeetan Patel.[8] He arrived at Warwickshire in time to be part of another team which clinched aCounty Championship.[3]
In January 2013, Durham terminated Blackwell's contract leading to his retirement from professional cricket in March 2013. After a third shoulder operation over the winter, Blackwell had been diagnosed witharthritis in his left shoulder.[1][9][10]
Blackwell made hisone-day international debut for England in the 2002ICC Champions Trophy.[11]
Blackwell was called up for the England Test squad afterAshley Giles had to withdraw from the 2006 tour to India. After impressing in warm-up matches, he was selected for the 1stTest against India on 1 March inNagpur. However, he was not frequently used by captainAndrew Flintoff, only bowling six fairly expensive overs in the first Indian innings, in comparison to fellow left arm spinnerMonty Panesar's 42 overs. In the second Indian innings, Blackwell was initially more economical but as India went on an audacious chase of the huge total set to them by England, he was brought on to prevent the batsmen from scoring quickly, but conceded 18 runs in his first over. This came after a nervous innings of only 4 in his only opportunity with the bat, and Blackwell was subsequently dropped for the second Test, replaced byLiam Plunkett.
Blackwell remained first choice spinner for theOne Day International (ODI) series however. Although England lost the series 5–1, Blackwell's performances were encouraging and seemed to indicate he was ready to hold down a regular place in the team. Ten overs in the first ODI went for just 24 runs at the same time as picking up one wicket, his cheapest ever spell in an ODI, while he also picked up figures of 2–39 and 2–21. Blackwell looked set to make another Test match appearance against Sri Lanka, but suffered a shoulder injury which derailed his season. As a consequence he was replaced as spinner in England's ODI team, and was subsequently overlooked by the selectors.
His highest ODI score of 82 came in his second match in 2002 againstIndia,[12] and his best ODI bowling figures were 3-26 againstAustralia in 2003.[13]
While still playing, Blackwell got his first taste of umpiring, taking control of a handful of local matches in Durham.[14] After retiring in 2013, Blackwell turned his full attention to umpiring, initially officiating in Minor County and Second XI cricket.[15] In December 2014 Blackwell was added to ECB's reserve list of first-class umpires.[16] Blackwell made his debut in First-class cricket in April 2015 in a match betweenSomerset andDurham MCC University at Taunton. He umpired his first match in theCounty Championship in April 2016.[17]
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| Preceded by | Somerset County Cricket Captain 2005–2006 | Succeeded by |
