Sam Billings

Sam Billings
	Billings playing for Kent in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Samuel William Billings
Born	15 June 1991 (age 33); Pembury, Kent, England
Nickname	Bilbo
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper-batter
International information
National side	England (2015–2022);
Test debut (cap 700)	14 January 2022 v Australia
Last Test	1 July 2022 v India
ODI debut (cap 242)	9 June 2015 v New Zealand
Last ODI	22 November 2022 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	7
T20I debut (cap 71)	23 June 2015 v New Zealand
Last T20I	30 January 2022 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.	7
Domestic team information
2011–2012	Loughborough MCCU
2011–present	Kent
2016–2017	Islamabad United
2016–2017	Delhi Daredevils
2016/17–2017/18	Sydney Sixers
2018–2019	Chennai Super Kings
2020/21–2021/22	Sydney Thunder
2021–present	Oval Invincibles
2022	Kolkata Knight Riders
2022/23–2023/24	Brisbane Heat
2023	Rangpur Riders
2023	Lahore Qalandars
Career statistics
	Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 December 2023

Samuel William Billings (born 15 June 1991) is an English professional cricketer. Billings is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Pembury in Kent and has played for Kent County Cricket Club sides since he was eight years old, making his senior debut for the First XI in 2011. In October 2017 he was appointed as the vice-captain of the team before being appointed as captain in January 2018, replacing Sam Northeast.^[1]^[2] He served as the club's captain until the end of the 2023 season when he resigned, although he retained the captaincy of the club's Twenty20 cricket side.^[3]

Billings is regarded as a versatile cricketer who studies the game intensely and has an imaginative range of scoring shots.^[4] He has appeared mainly in limited overs formats for the England cricket team and made his Test cricket debut in January 2022. He has played Twenty20 franchise cricket in the Pakistan Super League, Indian Premier League and in the Big Bash League in Australia and captained Oval Invincibles in the first two seasons of The Hundred.

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^ Sam Billings: England limited-overs player replaces Sam Northeast as Kent captain, BBC Sport, 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
^ Kent: Daniel Bell-Drummond appointed as club captain to replace Sam Billings, BBC Sport, 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
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[bbc17jan18-2] Sam Billings: England limited-overs player replaces Sam Northeast as Kent captain, BBC Sport, 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-01-30.

[bbc12oct23-3] Kent: Daniel Bell-Drummond appointed as club captain to replace Sam Billings, BBC Sport, 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2023-10-12.

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