Jofra Chioke Archer is an English cricketer who plays for England and Sussex. He was born in Barbados.

He’s a quick bowler who bowls with his right arm. Archer was named for England’s short overs matches against Ireland and Pakistan in April of this year.

In May 2019, he made his international debut for England, and he was a member of the group that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

Jofra Archer
Jofra Archer

that summer, he made his Test debut against Australia in the 2019 Ashes series. Archer was chosen as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in April 2020.

In July 2016, Archer made his first-class debut for Sussex during Pakistan’s tour of England, and his List A debut against Gloucestershire in the 2016 Royal London One-Day Cup later that month.

During the 2017 Bangladesh Premier League season, the Khulna Titans bought Archer.

In the 2017–18 and 2018–19 Big Bash League seasons, Archer played for the Hobart Hurricanes.

Archer was picked in England’s limited-overs squads for the limited-overs series against Pakistan and the one-off One Day International (ODI) against Ireland in April 2019.

On 3 May 2019, he made his ODI debut for England against Ireland. On May 5, 2019, he made his England Twenty20 International debut against Pakistan.

England’s provisional selection for the 2019 Cricket World Cup does not include Archer. Andrew Flintoff, a former England cricketer, stated he would eliminate “anyone” from the squad to make room for Archer.

World Cup team was finalized on May 21, 2019, and Archer was named to the final fifteen-man squad.

Jofra Archer Career Stats

Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 13 17 12 43
Runs scored 155 27 19 1,201
Batting average 7.75 6.75 19.0 22.66
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/6
Top score 30 8* 18* 81*
Balls bowled 2,609 911 282 8,856
Wickets 42 30 14 181
Bowling average 31.04 24.00 26.5 24.91
5 wickets in innings 3 0 0 8
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 1
Best bowling 6/45 3/27 4/33 7/67
Catches/stumpings 2/– 5/– 4/– 21/–

 

Jofra Archer  Player Profile

FULL NAME – Jofra Chioke Archer
DATE OF BIRTH – April 01, 1995, Bridgetown, Barbados
AGE – 27y 32d
BATTING STYLE – Right-hand bat
BOWLING STYLE – Right-arm Fast
PLAYING ROLE – Bowler

Jofra Archer Teams

England logoEngland
Barbados Under-19s
Hobart Hurricanes logoHobart Hurricanes
Khulna Tigers logoKhulna Titans
Lantau Galaxy Riders
Mumbai Indians team logoMumbai Indians
Quetta Gladiators logoQuetta Gladiators
Rajasthan Royals logoRajasthan Royals
Sindhis logoSindhis
Southern Brave team logoSouthern Brave (Men)
Sussex logoSussex
SussexSussex 2nd XI
West Indies team logoWest Indies Under-19s

 

Jofra Archer  Current Teams

Jofra Archer currently plays for the Sussex County Cricket Club