Christopher Roger Woakes (born 2 March 1989) is an English cricketer who plays internationally for England in all formats.

Woakes was born in March 1989 in Birmingham, he attended Barr Beacon Language College in Walsall from 2000 to 2007.

[11] During the same season he scored 131 not out against Hampshire, his maiden first-class century, batting at number nine and sharing a 222-run partnership with Jonathan Trott.

[12] Woakes claimed his 200th first-class wicket in Warwickshire's victory over Sussex in the County Championship in July 2011.

[13] In the 2017 Indian Premier League auction, Woakes was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders,[14] going on to take 17 wickets in 13 matches, with best figures of 3/6.

[20] In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League,[21] but pulled out of the tournament.

Woakes returned to the England set up in 2012 during an ODI series against South Africa and continued to feature in the one-day side against India and New Zealand in early 2013.

England toured without injured senior bowlers Stuart Broad and James Anderson, meaning Woakes was trusted with the new ball.

After the injury, Woakes returned for the ODI series against Australia and Pakistan and the Test side against South Africa in 2015/16.

[31] He made his first Test century against India (137 not out) at Lord's in August 2018, the ground where two years earlier he had his best match figures with the ball of 11/102 against Pakistan.

[42] In September 2021, Woakes was named in England's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.