Jofra Chioke Archer (born 1 April 1995) is a Barbadian- English

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er who represents

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in international cricket. He is a right-arm fast bowler. In domestic cricket he plays for

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as well as a number of T20 franchises. In April 2019, Archer was selected to play for the England team in limited overs fixtures against

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and

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. He made his international debut for England in May 2019, and was part of the England squad that won the

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. He then made his Test debut later that summer, against

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in the 2019 Ashes series. In April 2020, Archer was named as one of the

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Early life

Jofra Chioke Archer was born on 1 April 1995 in

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, Barbados. His father Frank Archer is English and his mother Joelle Waithe is Barbadian. He holds British citizenship through his father. He moved to England in 2015, and initially would not have been eligible to play for England until the winter of 2022. The

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(ECB) rules stated that as he did not live in England until after his 18th birthday, he needed to complete a seven-year residency period. Archer played for West Indies Under-19s three times in 2014, but had signalled his intention to make himself available to England once his residency period was complete. However, in November 2018, the ECB announced a change to its rules, reducing the eligibility period from seven years to three to bring it into line with ICC regulations.

Domestic and franchise career

Archer made his first-class debut for

during Pakistan's tour of England in July 2016, and his

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debut later that month against

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, in the 2016 Royal London One-Day Cup. Archer was bought by the Khulna Titans in the 2017 BPL season. Archer played for Hobart Hurricanes in both the 2017–18 and 2018–19 Big Bash League seasons. He was signed by the Quetta Gladiators as a replacement for Carlos Brathwaite in the

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draft. He made his

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debut against Karachi Kings and took 2 wickets. He played two matches in total and pulled out of the remaining tournament due to a side strain. He was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 IPL auction for £800,000. Archer then made his

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(IPL) debut on 22 April 2018, against the

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when he took three wickets and was named the player of the match. During a 2018 t20 Blast match against

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in August 2018, Archer took a

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in the final over of the game. In 2020, Archer won the IPL ''Most Valuable Player'' award despite his team, Rajasthan Royals, finishing bottom of the league. In February 2022, he was bought by the

in the

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for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament. In April 2022, he was bought by the Southern Brave for the 2022 season of The Hundred.

International career

In April 2019, Archer was named in England's squads for the limited overs series against Pakistan and the one-off

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(ODI) against Ireland. He made his ODI debut for England against

on 3 May 2019. He made his

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debut for England against

on 5 May 2019. Archer was not included in England's preliminary squad for the

. Former England cricketer

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said he would drop "anyone" from the squad to include Archer. On 21 May 2019, England finalised their squad for the World Cup, with Archer named in the final fifteen-man squad. He played in all England's matches, as they went on to win the Cricket World Cup, with Archer bowling the

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, after the match ended in a tie in the

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against

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. Following the World Cup, the

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(ICC) named Archer as the rising star of the squad. The ICC also included Archer in their CWC 2019 Team of the Tournament, praising his new ball bowling and his bowling at the death of the innings. In July 2019, the

(ECB) named Archer in England's fourteen-man

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squad for the first match of the 2019 Ashes series. However, he was omitted from England's final eleven for the match, after continuing rehabilitation from an injury. Archer was again named in the twelve-man squad for the second Ashes Test, and made his Test debut in the match. He took his first wicket in Test cricket, dismissing Australia's opener Cameron Bancroft. On the first day of the third Test, Archer took his first

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in Test cricket, finishing with figures of 6 for 45, with Australia being dismissed for 179 runs. Following the conclusion of the Ashes, Archer was handed his first central contract by the ECB. In April 2020, Archer was named as one of the five

. Archer was included in England's 30-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the 2020

series against the West Indies, and was part of the England team for the first Test match of the series. However, on the morning of the second Test, Archer was dropped from England's squad for the fixture, after he breached biosecurity protocols. As a result, he was placed in isolation for five days, fined, and given a written warning by the ECB. He returned to the team for the third Test, and for two of the three Tests against Pakistan. In May and December 2021, Archer underwent two operations for an elbow injury, ruling him out of the international team for twelve months. In May 2022, Archer was ruled out of playing during the 2022 English summer due to a back stress fracture. Archer returned to international cricket in 2023, having been selected for England's ODI series against South Africa, and took his best ODI match figures of 6–40 in the third match. Archer missed the 2023 Ashes series in England after suffering another stress fracture in his right elbow. Archer had returned to the team earlier in 2023 before suffering a recurrence of the injury. In May 2024, Archer was added to England’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup tournament, marking his maiden comeback to international cricket following his elbow injury in 2023.

Personal life

Archer is a fan of

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team

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