Chris Jordan (cricketer)

Jordan made his ODI debut on 2013, his T20I debut in 2014, and played for the Test team between 2014 and 2015. He was part of the England team that won the 2022 T20 World Cup.^[2]


Jordan plays as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He is England's highest wicket-taker in T20Is.^[3]

Early life[edit]

Jordan and both of his parents were born in Barbados;^[4] his maternal grandparents are British citizens. After initially being educated at Combermere School in Bridgetown, Barbados where he studied alongside singer Rihanna,^[5] he gained a sporting scholarship to complete his formal education at Dulwich College, in England.

Domestic career[edit]

Jordan made his 1st XI debut for Surrey versus Middlesex at Lord's in August 2007. He took 2–41 on his first-class debut and in his second match, versus Durham, helped to dismiss the home side by taking 3–42. He received the NBC Denis Compton Award as Surrey's most promising young player in 2007.


After suffering a stress fracture of the back, Jordan was unable to play in the 2010 English cricket season. He resumed training in December that year.^[6]


At the end of the 2012 season, Jordan was released by Surrey after six years with the county.^[7] He returned to Barbados to play a second winter season for the Barbados national cricket team, before joining Sussex for the English 2013 season, taking championship best figures of 6–48 on debut against Yorkshire.

Franchise career[edit]

In 2016, following his success in ICC World T20 2016, he was signed as a replacement player for Royal Challengers Bangalore in place of the injured Mitchell Starc. He picked up 11 wickets from the 9 matches he played. His best figures 4/11 came against Gujarat Lions. He was released by the RCB ahead of the 2017 Auction.


In February 2017, he was selected by the defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 50 lakhs Rupees. He only managed to play one match against Kolkata Knight Riders in the eliminator. In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab for 3 crore ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.^[17] In February 2022, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.^[18]


In October 2016, Jordan was signed by Peshawar Zalmi for the 2017 PSL during the 2017 players draft in the gold category earning US$50,000.^[19] He played a major part in his team's debut title win, and as a result was retained in the silver category by the franchise for the next season.^[20][21] In December 2019, Jordan was signed by Karachi Kings in the Diamond category following the 2020 players draft for the 2020 Pakistan Super League played entirely in Pakistan.^[22] In January 2021, he was picked by Islamabad United for the 2021 Pakistan Super League following the 2021 PSL draft in the supplementary category,^[23] but was unable to play due to national duties.^[24] In December 2021, he was again picked by the Karachi Kings as their supplementary pick for the 2022 Pakistan Super League.^[25]


In November 2017, he was named for the Chittagong Vikings squad in Bangladesh Premier League where he played a few matches for the team. In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.^[26] In January 2019, Jordan played for the Northern Knights in the 2018–19 Super Smash tournament in New Zealand.^[27]


In 2021, he was drafted by Southern Brave for the inaugural season of The Hundred.^[28] He was a key member of the title winning squad and contributed both with the bat and ball. He scored 54 runs and picked 9 wickets in 10 matches. In April 2022, he was bought by the Southern Brave for the 2022 season of The Hundred.^[29]


For the 2023–24 Big Bash League season, Jordan joined the Hobart Hurricanes.^[30]