Jacob Graham Bethell (born 23 October 2003) is a Barbadian born cricketer who plays for the England under 19s cricket team.[1] Bethell was born in Barbados and moved to Warwickshire, England, when he was 12.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut on 20 June 2021, for Warwickshire in the 2021 T20 Blast.[3]
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Full name | Jacob Graham Bethell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 (age 19) Barbados | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Warwickshire (squad no. 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | → Gloucestershire (on loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–present | Welsh Fire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 12 September 2021 Warwickshire v Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List A debut | 22 July 2021 Warwickshire v Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2022 |
Bethell was born and raised in Barbados.[4] He attended Harrison College, whose alumni include Sir Clyde Walcott, and was awarded player of the tournament in the West Indies Under-15 competition in 2017. Such performances earned him a scholarship at Rugby School, where he was coached by their director of cricket and former Warwickshire captain Mike Powell.[5] He played cricket with Warwickshire from a young age, and Bethell signed a three-year professional contract with Warwickshire in January 2021.[6] Former Warwickshire captain and England cricketer Ian Bell described Bethell as "the best 17-year old" he had ever seen.[7] He made his List A debut on 22 July 2021, for Warwickshire in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.[8]
In September 2021, Bethell was named as the joint-captain of the England under-19 cricket team for their series against the West Indies.[9] He made his first-class debut on 12 September 2021, for Warwickshire in the 2021 County Championship.[10]
In December 2021, he was named as the vice-captain of England's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[11] In April 2022, he was bought by the Welsh Fire for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[12]
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