Bethan Jane Miles (born 25 November 2003) is an English cricketer who most recently played for Surrey and South East Stars. She plays primarily as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She has previously played for Buckinghamshire.[1][2][3]
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| Full name | Bethan Jane Miles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 2003 Watford, Hertfordshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Buckinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | South East Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Domestic career
editMiles made her county debut in 2018, for Buckinghamshire against Oxfordshire in the Women's County Championship, taking 2/24 from her 10 overs.[4] She went on to be her side's leading wicket-taker in the Women's Twenty20 Cup that season, with six wickets at an average of 27.16.[5] The following season, she took eight wickets at an average of 14.12 in the Women's Twenty20 Cup.[6] In 2020, she took eight wickets for the side in the East of England Women's County Championship.[7] In the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Miles was the joint-fourth leading wicket-taker across the whole competition, with 11 wickets at an average of 4.45, as well as scoring her maiden county half-century, scoring 53* against Cambridgeshire.[8][9] Later that season, she became dual-registered with Surrey, appearing for the side in the Women's London Championship.[10] She appeared for both Buckinghamshire and Surrey in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, taking five wickets across the competition.[11][12]
Miles was named in the South East Stars Academy squad for the 2021 season.[13] She was again named in the academy squad for the 2022 season, but was added to the first team squad in July 2022.[14] She made her debut for the side on 16 July 2022, against North West Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and took her List A best bowling figures, of 3/15 from her 6 overs.[15] She played seven matches for the side in 2023, all in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking three wickets.[16] In 2024, she played six matches for South East Stars, all in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking five wickets at an average of 38.80.[17][18]
International career
editIn October 2022, Miles was selected as a non-travelling reserve in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[19]
References
edit- ^ "Player Profile: Bethan Miles". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Player Profile: Bethan Miles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Player Profile: Bethan Miles". The Kia Oval. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Buckinghamshire Women v Oxfordshire Women, 13 May 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Bowling for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Bowling for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "East of England Women's County Championship/Statistics/2020/Bowling". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Bowling for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Cambridgeshire Women v Buckinghamshire Women, 25 April 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Surrey Women Start London Championship". The Kia Oval. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Bowling for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Bowling for Surrey Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Kent Starlets Earn Stars Academy Spots". Kent Cricket. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Berry & Blinkhorn-Jones in South East Stars Academy". Kia Oval. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Lauren Smith 73* sets up Stars' win, debutant Bethan Miles seals 52-run margin". ESPNcricinfo. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "England Women U19 announce squad for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023". England and Wales Cricket Board. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
External links
edit- Bethan Miles at ESPNcricinfo
- Bethan Miles at CricketArchive (subscription required)