Bethan Miles
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Bethan Miles
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| fullname = Bethan Jane Miles
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|11|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Watford, Hertfordshire, England
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox
| role = Bowler
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| club1 = Buckinghamshire
| year1 = 2018–2022
| club2 = Surrey
| year2 = {{nowrap|2021–present}}
| club3 = South East Stars
| year3 = 2022–2024
| columns = 2
| column1 = WLA
| matches1 = 19
| runs1 = 110
| bat avg1 = 10.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 33
| deliveries1 = 588
| wickets1 = 16
| bowl avg1 = 25.25
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 3/15
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| column2 = WT20
| matches2 = 34
| runs2 = 277
| bat avg2 = 16.29
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 53*
| deliveries2 = 690
| wickets2 = 36
| bowl avg2 = 15.02
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/9
| catches/stumpings2 = 9/–
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2068/2068930/2068930.html CricketArchive
| date = 18 October
| year = 2024
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Bethan Jane Miles (born 25 November 2003) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey. She plays primarily as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She has previously played for Buckinghamshire.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/bethan-miles-1146471 |title=Player Profile: Bethan Miles |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 July 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2068/2068930/2068930.html |title=Player Profile: Bethan Miles |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 July 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kiaoval.com/our-squad/bethan-miles/ |title=Player Profile: Bethan Miles |publisher=The Kia Oval |access-date=17 July 2022}}
Domestic career
Miles made her county debut in 2018, for Buckinghamshire against Oxfordshire in the Women's County Championship, taking 2/24 from her 10 overs.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1050/1050235.html |title=Buckinghamshire Women v Oxfordshire Women, 13 May 2018 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=17 July 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/30/Vitality_Womens_Twenty20_Cup_2018/Buckinghamshire_Women_Bowling.html |title=Bowling for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=17 July 2022}} The following season, she took eight wickets at an average of 14.12 in the Women's Twenty20 Cup.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/32/Vitality_Womens_Twenty20_Cup_2019/Buckinghamshire_Women_Bowling.html |title=Bowling for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=17 July 2022}} In 2020, she took eight wickets for the side in the East of England Women's County Championship.{{cite web|url=https://eastofenglandwcc.play-cricket.com/Statistics?age_group_id=all&atleast=3&cup_id=all&division_id=all&game_type=all&gender_id=all&per_page=10&rule_type_id=179&season=77&sub_tab=Standard&tab=Bowling&tournament_id=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93 |title=East of England Women's County Championship/Statistics/2020/Bowling |publisher=Play-Cricket |access-date=17 July 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2021/Buckinghamshire_Women_Bowling.html |title=Bowling for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2021 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=17 July 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1176/1176483.html |title=Cambridgeshire Women v Buckinghamshire Women, 25 April 2021 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=17 July 2022}} Later that season, she became dual-registered with Surrey, appearing for the side in the Women's London Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.kiaoval.com/surrey-women-start-london-championship/ |title=Surrey Women Start London Championship |publisher=The Kia Oval |date=2 June 2021 |access-date=17 July 2022}} She appeared for both Buckinghamshire and Surrey in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, taking five wickets across the competition.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2022/Buckinghamshire_Women_Bowling.html |title=Bowling for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2022 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=17 July 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2022/Surrey_Women_Bowling.html |title=Bowling for Surrey Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2022 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=17 July 2022}}
Miles was named in the South East Stars Academy squad for the 2021 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/kent-starlets-earn-stars-academy-spots/ | title=Kent Starlets Earn Stars Academy Spots |website=Kent Cricket | date=8 March 2021 |access-date=13 May 2022}} She was again named in the academy squad for the 2022 season, but was added to the first team squad in July 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.kiaoval.com/berry-blinkhorn-jones-in-south-east-stars-academy/ |title=Berry & Blinkhorn-Jones in South East Stars Academy |website=Kia Oval |date=14 December 2021 |access-date=17 July 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2022-1297659/thunder-vs-south-east-stars-1297936/match-report |title=Lauren Smith 73* sets up Stars' win, debutant Bethan Miles seals 52-run margin |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=16 July 2022 |access-date=17 July 2022}} She played seven matches for the side in 2023, all in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking three wickets.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-15157?team=6772 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=18 October 2023}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2024-16243?team=6772 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/charlotte-edwards-cup-2024-15944?team=6772 |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 October 2024}}
International career
In 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/2858562/england-women-u19-announce-squad-for-icc-u19-womens-t20-world-cup-2023 |title=England Women U19 announce squad for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023 |publisher=England and Wales Cricket Board |date=18 October 2022 |access-date=18 October 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=1146471}}
- {{cricketarchive|id=2068930}}
{{Surrey Women cricket team squad}}
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Category:Cricketers from Watford
Category:Buckinghamshire women cricketers
Category:Surrey women cricketers