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Jacob Bethell
Personal information
Full name
Jacob Graham Bethell
Born(2003-10-23)23 October 2003(age 21)
Barbados
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBattingall-rounder
RelationsArthur Bethell(grandfather)
International information
National side
Only Test (cap718)28 November 2024 vNew Zealand
ODI debut (cap275)19 September 2024 vAustralia
Last ODI6 November 2024 vWest Indies
T20I debut (cap102)11 September 2024 vAustralia
Last T20I17 November 2024 vWest Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021–presentWarwickshire(squad no. 2)
2022→Gloucestershire(on loan)
2022Welsh Fire
2023–2024Birmingham Phoenix
2025Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 8 7 20 24
Runs scored 167 173 738 506
Batting average 27.83 57.66 25.44 25.30
100s/50s 0/1 0/2 0/5 0/4
Top score 55 62* 93 66
Ballsbowled 120 18 1,062 612
Wickets 4 0 7 19
Bowling average 36.00 – 96.14 30.05
5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 – 0 0
Best bowling 2/33 – 4/20 4/36
Catches/stumpings 2/– 2/– 16/– 7/–
Source:Cricinfo,17 November 2024

Jacob Graham Bethell(born 23 October 2003) is an Englishcricketerwho plays domestic cricket forWarwickshire,and international cricket forEngland.Bethell was born inBarbadosand moved toWarwickshire,England, when he was 12.[1]He made his WarwickshireTwenty20debut on 20 June 2021, in the2021 T20 Blast.[2]He made his EnglandTwenty20debut on 11 September 2024, againstAustraliaat theRose Bowl,Southampton.[3] On 9 November 2024 he scored 58 not out in his third T20I match, against West Indies, in his birth country of Barbados, in so doing becoming the youngest Englishman to score a 50 in a T20 international, at the age of 21 years and 17 days.

Early life

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Bethell was born and raised inBarbados,[4]where his family had a long involvement with cricket.[5]His grandfather,Arthur Bethell,playedfirst-class cricketfor thenational side.[6][7]He attendedHarrison College,[8]whose alumni includeSir Clyde WalcottandSir Pelham Warner,and was awarded player of the tournament in the West Indies Under-15 competition in 2017. By this stage he had already earned a scholarship atRugby School,where he was coached by their director of cricket and formerWarwickshirecaptainMike Powell.[9]In 2021, he scored 202 in the first innings of Rugby School’s annual two-day fixture againstMarlborough College,a modern day record.

Domestic career

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Bethell played cricket with Warwickshire from a young age, and signed a three-year professional contract with them in January 2021.[10]Former Warwickshire captain andEnglandcricketerIan Belldescribed him as "the best 17-year old" he had ever seen.[11]

He made hisList Adebut in the2021 One-Day Cup,for Warwickshire againstGlamorganat Sophia Gardens, Cardiffon 22 July.[12]He made hisfirst-classdebut on 12 September 2021 atHeadingley,for Warwickshire againstYorkshirein theCounty Championship.[13]

In April 2022,Welsh Firepaid £30,000 to add Bethell to their squad forthat year's seasonof theHundred.[14][15]

In July 2023, he was drafted intoThe Hundredby theBirmingham Phoenix.[16]

Hé took his maiden first-class wicket on 15 April 2024 atEdgbaston,for Warwickshire againstDurhamin the County Championship.[17]

International career

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In September 2021, Bethell was named as the joint-captain of theEngland under-19 cricket teamfor their series against theWest Indies.[18] Bethell was named vice-captain of England's team for the2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cupin the West Indies,[19]where he scored 88 from 42 balls in the side's quarter final victory overSouth Africa.[20]In December 2022, he was selected for theEngland U-19sto playAustraliain January 2023, under head coachMichael Yardy.[21][22]

Bethell made his senior international debut atSouthamptonon 11 September 2024, in thefirst gameof a three-matchT20series againstAustralia.In the second fixture atCardiffon 14 September, he scored a "match-winning" 44 of from 24 balls.[23]On 28 October, he was named in theTestsquad for England'stour of New Zealandin November and December.[24][25]

On 9 November 2024 in his third T20I match, against West Indies, in his birth country of Barbados, he scored 58 not out - in so doing becoming the youngest Englishman to score a 50 in a T20 international, at the age of 21 years and 17 days.

References

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  1. ^Gibbons, Craig (13 January 2021)."Jacob Bethell signs three-year professional contract at Warwickshire CCC".Stratford-upon-Avon Herald.Retrieved20 June2021.
  2. ^"North Group, Chester-le-Street, Jun 20 2021, Vitality Blast".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved20 June2021.
  3. ^"Jacob Bethell".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved11 September2024.
  4. ^Patel, Adam (4 February 2022)."U19s Cricket World Cup final: Jacob Bethell's journey from Barbados to Warwickshire".BBC Sport.London.Retrieved5 February2022.
  5. ^Wigmore, Tim (15 September 2024)."Bethell has weapons to make mark on Test stage".Sport.The Sunday Telegraph.No. 3299. London. p. 10.Retrieved15 September2024.(Online article, published a day earlier, has a different title).
  6. ^Henry, Matthew (13 September 2024)."Impressing Lara & golf with Sobers – England new boy Bethell".BBC Sport.London.Retrieved16 September2024.
  7. ^"Bethell gets tongues wagging at Bunbury festival".The Cricketer.Vol. 15, no. 13. London. September 2018. p. 100.
  8. ^Ponsonby, Cameron (15 November 2024)."Harrison College: How Barbados school system was the making of Salt and Bethell".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved16 November2024.
  9. ^Dobell, George (6 January 2021)."Warwickshire teenager signs first professional contract as Caribbean talent drain continues".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved20 June2021.
  10. ^"Warwickshire sign up Jacob Bethell to professional deal".The Cricketer.London. 5 January 2021.Retrieved20 June2021.
  11. ^Dobell, George (6 April 2021)."Essex the team to beat once again – Warwickshire".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved20 June2021.
  12. ^"Lukas Carey seals the spoils for Glamorgan in two-wicket win".ESPNcricinfo.22 July 2021.Retrieved18 September2024.
  13. ^Hoops, David (12 September 2021)."Chris Woakes makes mark in lieu of abandoned Test as 18 wickets fall at Headingley".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved12 September2021.
  14. ^"The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed".BBC Sport.Retrieved5 April2022.
  15. ^Coyne, James & Botcherby, Elizabeth (May 2022). "Big Hundred paydays for young stars".The Cricketer.Vol. 102, no. 2. London. p. 9.
  16. ^Roller, Matt (4 July 2023)."Maxwell, Marsh pulled out of the Hundred by Cricket Australia".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved4 July2023.
  17. ^"Potts leads Durham resistance with maiden century".ESPNcricinfo.ECB Reporters' Network. 15 April 2024.Retrieved18 September2024.
  18. ^"Barbados-born Jacob Bethell to captain England Under-19s against West Indies".ESPNcricinfo.1 September 2021.Retrieved1 September2021.
  19. ^"Young Lions announce England U19 World Cup squad".ECB.London. 21 December 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 1 April 2022.Retrieved22 December2021.
  20. ^Coyne, James (March 2022). "India pushed all the way to U19 crown".The Cricketer.Vol. 101, no. 13. London. p. 10.
  21. ^"JAMAL RICHARDS SET FOR ENGLAND U19S TOUR OF AUSTRALIA".essex cricket.December 2022.Retrieved21 May2023.
  22. ^"Reciprocal Australia tours confirmed for England Men's U19".ECB.London. 15 December 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 22 December 2022.Retrieved18 September2024.
  23. ^Ammon, Elizabeth (30 October 2024)."All-rounder Bethell gets first England call-up for New Zealand tour".The Times.No. 74553. London. p. 57.(Online article, published a day earlier, has a different title).
  24. ^"England Men's Test Squad Announced for New Zealand Tour".ECB.London. 28 October 2024.Retrieved31 October2024.
  25. ^Friend, Nick (29 October 2024)."Jacob Bethell emerges as England's latest leftfield Test pick".The Cricketer.London.Retrieved31 October2024.
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