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Jacob Bethell

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Jacob Bethell
Personal information
Full name
Jacob Graham Bethell
Born (2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 (age 22)
Bridgetown, Barbados
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBatting all-rounder
RelationsArthur Bethell (grandfather)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 718)28 November 2024 v New Zealand
Last Test25 June 2026 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 275)19 September 2024 v Australia
Last ODI19 July 2026 v India
T20I debut (cap 102)11 September 2024 v Australia
Last T20I11 July 2026 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021–presentWarwickshire
2022→ Gloucestershire (on loan)
2022Welsh Fire
2023–presentBirmingham Phoenix
2024/25Melbourne Renegades
2025–presentRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 9 24 36 31
Runs scored 579 712 786 1,439
Batting average 34.05 33.90 30.23 28.78
100s/50s 1/4 1/6 1/4 1/10
Top score 154 110 105 154
Balls bowled 388 346 93 1,642
Wickets 8 9 8 18
Bowling average 31.87 47.77 16.87 59.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/26 2/33 4/11 4/20
Catches/stumpings 11/– 4/– 18/– 28/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 July 2026

Jacob Graham Bethell (born 23 October 2003) is an English cricketer who plays for the England cricket team.[2] He made his international debut in September 2024 against Australia at the Rose Bowl, Southampton[3] and became England's youngest ever captain when led the Twenty20 International side against Ireland in September 2025.[4] In domestic cricket, Bethell represents Warwickshire and Birmingham Phoenix, and in the Indian Premier League he plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Early life

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Bethell was born in Barbados[5] before moving to the United Kingdom aged 12 to attend boarding school.[6] His father, Graham, attended King Edward VI school in Southampton in the 1990s. His family has had a long involvement with cricket[7] and his grandfather, Arthur Bethell, played first-class cricket for Barbados.[8][9] He is a British citizen through his father.[10]

Educated first at Harrison College in Barbados,[11] Bethell played age-group cricket. He was player of the tournament in the West Indies Under-15 competition in 2017.[12] By this stage he had already earned a scholarship at Rugby School, where he was coached by the former Warwickshire captain Mike Powell who was the school's Director of Cricket.[6][12] In 2021, he scored 202 in the first innings of Rugby's annual two-day fixture against Marlborough College, a modern-day record.

Domestic career

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Bethell played age-group cricket for Warwickshire sides, and signed a three-year professional contract with them in January 2021.[13] Former Warwickshire captain and England cricketer Ian Bell described him as "the best 17-year old" he had ever seen.[14] He made his List A debut in the 2021 One-Day Cup, for Warwickshire against Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on 22 July,[15] and his first-class debut on 12 September 2021 against Yorkshire at Headingley in the County Championship.[16]

In April 2022, Welsh Fire paid £30,000 to add Bethell to their squad for the second season of the Hundred.[17][18] In July 2023, he was drafted in The Hundred by the Birmingham Phoenix.[19]

He took his maiden first-class wicket on 15 April 2024 at Edgbaston, for Warwickshire against Durham in the County Championship.[20]

In November 2024, Bethell was signed by Indian Premier League side Royal Challengers Bengaluru for the 2025 tournament,[21] where he made two appearances. He was retained by the team for the 2026 season.[22]

In Australia, on 19 December 2024, he made his Big Bash League debut for Melbourne Renegades.[23]

International career

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In September 2021, Bethell was named as the joint-captain of the England under-19 cricket team for their series against the West Indies.[24] Bethell was named vice-captain of England's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies,[25] where he scored 88 from 42 balls in the side's quarterfinal victory over South Africa.[26] In December 2022, he was selected for the England U-19s to play Australia in January 2023, under head coach Michael Yardy.[27][28]

Bethell made his senior international debut at Southampton on 11 September 2024, in the first game of a three-match T20I series against Australia. In the second fixture at Cardiff on 14 September, he scored a "match-winning" 44 from 24 balls.[29] On 28 October, he was named in the Test squad for England's tour of New Zealand in November and December.[30][31] He subsequently made his Test match debut against New Zealand on 28 November 2024 and scored 50 not out off 37 balls in England's second innings as they won by eight wickets.[32][33] This was the joint second-fastest debut Test half-century by an England batter.[34]

In August 2025, Bethell was named T20I captain of the England team for their series against Ireland, becoming the youngest ever player to captain England.[35] On 7 September 2025, Bethell scored his first professional century against South Africa in the third ODI at the Rose Bowl, finishing on 110. His century was reached from 76 balls, 16 of which were boundaries.[36]

On 7 January 2026, he scored 154 runs off 265 balls in the third innings of the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, registering his maiden Test and first-class century.[37]

On 3 February 2026, Bethell registered his career-best T20I figures of 4/11 as England successfully defended a total of 128 to complete T20I series whitewash against Sri Lanka.[38] Bethell was part of England's 2026 ICC T20 World Cup squad. On 5 March 2026, he scored 105 runs off just 48 balls against India at the Wankhede in a high scoring semi-final of the 2026 T20 World Cup. Bethell's century made him the fourth England player to score at least one century in all three international cricket formats.[39] He also became the first male cricketer to score each of his maiden centuries in first-class, List A and T20 cricket in international matches.[40] Bethell also became the youngest player ever to score a century in all three international formats (Test, ODI, and T20I).[41]

International Centuries

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List of Test centuries scored by Jacob Bethell
No. Score Opponent Venue Date Result Ref
1 154  AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney4 January 2026Loss[42]

One Day International centuries

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No.RunsBallsOpponentVenueDateResult
111082 South AfricaRose Bowl, Southampton7 September 2025Won[43]

Twenty20 International Centuries

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No.RunsBallsOpponentVenueDateResult
110548 IndiaWankhede Stadium, Mumbai5 March 2026Loss[44]

References

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  1. ↑ Wigmore, Tim (14 November 2024). "Why England coaches are calling Jacob Bethell the country's best fielder". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 September 2025. This initial disadvantage forced Bethell to hone his athleticism, before his reach increased; at 5ft 10in, he is of average height.
  2. ↑ "North Group, Chester-le-Street, Jun 20 2021, Vitality Blast". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Jacob Bethell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Jacob Bethell named England's youngest ever captain, set to lead side in Ireland T20Is". India Today. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Patel, Adam (4 February 2022). "U19s Cricket World Cup final: Jacob Bethell's journey from Barbados to Warwickshire". BBC Sport. London. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  6. 1 2 Gibbons, Craig (13 January 2021). "Jacob Bethell signs three-year professional contract at Warwickshire CCC". Stratford-upon-Avon Herald. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Wigmore, Tim (15 September 2024). "Bethell has weapons to make mark on Test stage". Sport. The Sunday Telegraph. No. 3299. London. p. 10. Retrieved 15 September 2024. (Online article, published a day earlier, has a different title).
  8. ↑ Henry, Matthew (13 September 2024). "Impressing Lara & golf with Sobers – England new boy Bethell". BBC Sport. London. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Bethell gets tongues wagging at Bunbury festival". The Cricketer. Vol. 15, no. 13. London. September 2018. p. 100.
  10. ↑ Hoult, Nick (3 January 2026). "My six-hour lunch with the dads of the England batsmen" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  11. ↑ Ponsonby, Cameron (15 November 2024). "Harrison College: How Barbados school system was the making of Salt and Bethell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  12. 1 2 Dobell, George (6 January 2021). "Warwickshire teenager signs first professional contract as Caribbean talent drain continues". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Warwickshire sign up Jacob Bethell to professional deal". The Cricketer. London. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  14. ↑ Dobell, George (6 April 2021). "Essex the team to beat once again – Warwickshire". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Lukas Carey seals the spoils for Glamorgan in two-wicket win". ESPNcricinfo. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  16. ↑ Hoops, David (12 September 2021). "Chris Woakes makes mark in lieu of abandoned Test as 18 wickets fall at Headingley". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  18. ↑ Coyne, James & Botcherby, Elizabeth (May 2022). "Big Hundred paydays for young stars". The Cricketer. Vol. 102, no. 2. London. p. 9.
  19. ↑ Roller, Matt (4 July 2023). "Maxwell, Marsh pulled out of the Hundred by Cricket Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  20. ↑ "Potts leads Durham resistance with maiden century". ESPNcricinfo. ECB Reporters' Network. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  21. ↑ "IPL auction: James Anderson goes unsold but Jacob Bethell earns deal and so does 13-year-old Indian". SkySports. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  22. ↑ Pant, Ashish (26 March 2026). "How can RCB fit Jacob Bethell into their XI?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  23. ↑ "Jacob Bethell Makes His BBL Debut, Receives Cap from Cameron White". ProBatsman. 19 December 2024. Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  24. ↑ "Barbados-born Jacob Bethell to captain England Under-19s against West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  25. ↑ "Young Lions announce England U19 World Cup squad". ECB. London. 21 December 2021. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  26. ↑ Coyne, James (March 2022). "India pushed all the way to U19 crown". The Cricketer. Vol. 101, no. 13. London. p. 10.
  27. ↑ "JAMAL RICHARDS SET FOR ENGLAND U19S TOUR OF AUSTRALIA". essex cricket. December 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  28. ↑ "Reciprocal Australia tours confirmed for England Men's U19". ECB. London. 15 December 2022. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  29. ↑ 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).
  30. ↑ "England Men's Test Squad Announced for New Zealand Tour". ECB. London. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  31. ↑ Friend, Nick (29 October 2024). "Jacob Bethell emerges as England's latest leftfield Test pick". The Cricketer. London. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  32. ↑ "Carse and Bethell lead England to impressive win over NZ". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  33. ↑ "Brydon Carse and Jacob Bethell blast England to impressive eight-wicket win over New Zealand". The Independent. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  34. ↑ "Jacob Bethell slams joint-second fastest debut fifty in Test history to seal England win". Wisden. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  35. ↑ "Jacob Bethell: England name all-rounder as youngest captain for Ireland tour". BBC Sport. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  36. ↑ "England earn record 342-run win over South Africa as Jacob Bethell hits first hundred and Jofra Archer takes four wickets". SkySports. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  37. ↑ "Bethell century gives England Ashes silver lining". BBC Sport. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  38. ↑ "Jacob Bethell Takes 4 Wickets as England Defend 128 to Whitewash Sri Lanka". KhelWire. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  39. ↑ "England come up short against India despite brilliant Jacob Bethell century". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  40. ↑ "Stats - India and England hit 73 boundaries on 499-run night". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  41. ↑ Bhardwaj, Shashank (6 March 2026). "The Rise of Jacob Bethell: England's All-Rounder for the Next Decade". Open Magazine. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  42. ↑ "5th test: Australia vs England at Sydney, January 04-08, 2026". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  43. ↑ "3rd ODI: England vs South Africa at Southampton, 7 September, 2025".
  44. ↑ "2nd Semi-Final 2026 Cricket World Cup: India vs England at Mumbai, 5 March, 2026".
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