Full Name
Born
2 February 1992
Place Of Birth
Wordsley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire
Country
England
Role
WK-Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Ben Cox
Ben Cox
Ben Cox
Oliver Benjamin Cox (born 2 February 1992) is an English professional cricketer and wicket-keeper who joined Trent Rockets for The Hundred in 2025. A former long-term Worcestershire player (2009–2023) and Leicestershire stalwart, he is recognized for his high-quality glovework and middle-order batting, notably winning the 2018 T20 Blast with a match-winning final performance.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex vs Leicestershire · Match 25 | First Class | May 8, 2026 | 57 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 85.07 |
| Leicestershire vs Nottinghamshire · Match 20 | First Class | May 1, 2026 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Glamorgan vs Leicestershire · Match 16 | First Class | April 24, 2026 | 68 | 156 | 5 | 0 | 43.59 |
| Surrey vs Leicestershire · Match 9 | First Class | April 10, 2026 | 162 | 232 | 21 | 1 | 69.83 |
| Leicestershire vs Sussex · Match 4 | First Class | April 3, 2026 | 104 | 178 | 14 | 0 | 58.43 |
| Northamptonshire vs Leicestershire · 53rd Match | First Class | September 24, 2025 | 71 | 77 | 9 | 2 | 92.21 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Championship Division One 2026 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 3, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 422 | 735 | 52 | 2 | 57.41 |
| Metro Bank One Day Cup 2025 | LISTA | Aug 5, 2025 - Sep 20, 2025 | 278 | 276 | 26 | 7 | 100.72 |
| The Hundred Mens 2025 | T100 | Aug 5, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 141.67 |
| Vitality Blast 2025 | T20 | May 29, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025 | 263 | 201 | 24 | 6 | 130.85 |
| County Championship Division Two 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 4, 2025 - Sep 27, 2025 | 550 | 869 | 71 | 3 | 63.29 |
| Metro Bank One Day Cup 2024 | LISTA | Jul 24, 2024 - Sep 23, 2024 | 235 | 250 | 24 | 3 | 94.00 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 186 | 162 | 2889 | 2268 | 70 | 27.0000 | 127.3800 | 55 | 262 | 67 | 9 | 0 |
| List A | 107 | 87 | 2316 | 2326 | 122 | 32.6100 | 99.5700 | 16 | 228 | 39 | 13 | 1 |
| First Class | 173 | 271 | 6861 | 11644 | 162 | 29.5700 | 58.9200 | 39 | 905 | 61 | 39 | 5 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 186 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 107 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 173 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches
Major Teams Represented
- Trent Rockets (2025–present): Joined as a replacement in 2025, specializing in T20.
- Worcestershire (2009–2023): Spent 14 seasons, becoming a premier T20 keeper-batter.
- Leicestershire (2023–2025): Joined on loan and then permanently.
- Other Teams: Otago Volts (New Zealand), Boost Defenders (Afghanistan Premier League), Team Abu Dhabi, MCC.
Key Debuts
- First-Class Debut: 16 September 2009, Worcestershire v Somerset
- List A Debut: 19 July 2010, Worcestershire v Sussex
- T20 Debut: 25 June 2010, Worcestershire v Northants
- England Lions (Recent): 2020 tour of Australia
Key Records & Awards
- 2018 T20 Blast: Man of the Match in both the semi-final and final.
- Worcestershire: Third-highest T20 run-scorer for the club behind Moeen Ali and Daryl Mitchell.
- Milestones: Passed 11,000 runs and 700 dismissals across all formats by the 2025 season.
Career Statistics
- First-Class: 170 matches, 6,527 runs, 4 hundreds, 455 catches/17 stumpings.
- List A: 107 matches, 2,316 runs, 1 hundred, 112 catches/12 stumpings.
- T20/The Hundred: 186 matches, 2,889 runs, 92 catches/38 stumpings.
