Jack Hope-Bell
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| Full name | Jack Isaac Hope-Bell | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 July 2007 Abergavenny, Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm off break | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Glamorgan (squad no. 23) | ||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 22 July 2026 Glamorgan v Sussex | ||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 August 2026 | |||||||||||||||
Jack Isaac Hope-Bell (born 13 July 2007) is a Welsh cricketer who plays for Glamorgan. He is a right-handed batter. Before making his senior debut for Glamorgan in 2026, Hope-Bell also played for the England under-19 team.
Career
[edit]From Chepstow, Hope-Bell played junior cricket with Gwent Young Cricketers and Newport Cricket Club. Having joined the Glamorgan Academy in 2023, he won the Glamorgan Academy Player of the Season award in 2024. In 2025, he won the ECB U18 One-Day Cup with Glamorgan, and was selected by England U19 for their final two Youth ODIs against Bangladesh U19s that summer. He scored a century on debut for the Wales National County team against Dorset. He subsequently signed a rookie professional contract with Glamorgan in January 2026.[1][2]
Hope-Bell was included in the Glamorgan squad for the 2026 One-Day Cup.[3] He scored a century on his List A debut for the county in the One-Day Cup against Sussex on 22 July 2026, scoring 123 in a 12-run victory for Glamorgan in Neath, and was involved in a 240-run stand with Alex Horton for the sixth wicket.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Glamorgan County Cricket Club Announce the Signing of Jack Hope-Bell on a One-Year Rookie Deal". Business News Wales. 24 January 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Hartland, Nick (13 October 2024). "Ben scoops Glamorgan CCC Young Player award". Abergavenny Chronicle. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Webb, Nick (21 July 2026). "Glamorgan call up new faces amid injuries and rest". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Hope-Bell makes debut century as Glamorgan defeat Sussex". BBC Sport. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Glamorgan's Welsh youngsters hit statement tons to down Sussex". Cricinfo. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Bint, Blake (22 July 2026). "Young Sussex Sharks beaten in One Day Cup opener at Neath". Sussex Express. Retrieved 22 July 2026.