Bethany Harmer
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Bethany Harmer
| female = true
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| fullname = Bethany Charlotte Harmer
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|10|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Norwich, Norfolk, England
| nickname =
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off break
| role = All-rounder
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| club1 = Norfolk
| year1 = 2015–2018
| club2 = Essex
| year2 = 2019–2021
| club3 = The Blaze
| year3 = 2020–2024
| club4 = Lincolnshire
| year4 = 2021
| club5 = Derbyshire
| year5 = 2022–present
| club6 = Northern Superchargers
| year6 = 2022
| columns = 2
| column1 = WLA
| matches1 = 36
| runs1 = 455
| bat avg1 = 12.63
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 60
| deliveries1 = 443
| wickets1 = 12
| bowl avg1 = 26.08
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/18
| catches/stumpings1 = 11/–
| column2 = WT20
| matches2 = 45
| runs2 = 675
| bat avg2 = 16.46
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 70
| deliveries2 = 270
| wickets2 = 15
| bowl avg2 = 12.87
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/7
| catches/stumpings2 = 14/–
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1465/1465053/1465053.html CricketArchive
| date = 19 October
| year = 2024
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Bethany Charlotte Harmer (born 30 October 2000) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Derbyshire. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She previously played for Norfolk, Essex, Lincolnshire and The Blaze.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/bethany-harmer-885983|title=Player Profile: Bethany Harmer|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=26 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1465/1465053/1465053.html|title=Player Profile: Bethany Harmer|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 June 2021}}
Early life
Domestic career
Harmer made her county debut in 2015, for Norfolk against Cumbria, in which she took 4/18, which remains her List A best bowling figures.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/745/745917.html|title=Norfolk Women v Cumbria Women, 25 May 2015|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 June 2021}} She ended the season as Norfolk's joint-leading wicket-taker in the County Championship, with 6 wickets.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/24/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2015/Norfolk_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Norfolk Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2021|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 June 2021}} The following season she achieved her List A high score, hitting 60 against the Netherlands, and was her side's leading run-scorer in the County Championship.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/909/909363.html|title=Norfolk Women v Netherlands Women, 29 May 2016|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/27/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2016/Norfolk_Women_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Norfolk Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2016|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=7 June 2021}} She also scored 175 runs at an average of 29.16 in the 2016 Women's Twenty20 Cup.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/27/NatWest_Womens_Twenty20_Cup_2016/Norfolk_Women_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Norfolk Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 June 2021}} In 2017, she achieved her Twenty20 best bowling figures, taking 3/7 against Cambridgeshire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1035/1035795.html|title=Cambridgeshire Women v Norfolk Women, 30 July 2017|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 June 2021}}
Ahead of the 2019 season, Harmer joined Essex, helping them to third place in Division 2 of the County Championship.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=26 June 2021}} After the 2020 season was cancelled, Harmer played for Lincolnshire in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, playing three matches, scoring 93 runs and taking 4 wickets.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2021/Lincolnshire_Women_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Lincolnshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2021/Lincolnshire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Lincolnshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 June 2021}} She continued to play for Essex in the Women's London Championship.{{cite web|url=https://womenslondonchampionship.play-cricket.com/home|title=Women's London Championship|publisher=Play-Cricket|access-date=26 June 2021}} Harmer joined Derbyshire for the 2022 season.{{cite web|url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/results/4997210 |title=18 April 2022 @ 11:00: Derbyshire Women v North Rep Team |publisher=Play-Cricket|access-date=19 April 2022}} In Derbyshire's victory over Yorkshire, she scored her maiden Twenty20 half-century, 70 from 35 balls.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1198/1198905.html |title=Yorkshire Women v Derbyshire Women, 24 April 2022 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=1 October 2022}}
Harmer was named in the Lightning squad for the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, but did not play a match.{{cite web|url=https://femalecricket.com/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy/14268-squad-analysis-lightning-reveal-their-squad-for-rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy.html |title=Squad Analysis: Lightning Reveal their squad for Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy |date=27 August 2020 |publisher=Female Cricket|access-date=26 June 2021}} She made her debut for the side in 2021, in the opening match of the Charlotte Edwards Cup against South East Stars, in which she made 34 from 25 balls.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/charlotte-edwards-cup-2021-1252410/lightning-vs-south-east-stars-group-a-1252411/full-scorecard |title=Lightning v South East Stars, Group A, Nottingham, June 26, 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup |publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=26 June 2021}} She went on to play five more matches in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring 70 runs overall, as well as three matches in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13889;team=6770;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=27 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13890;team=6770;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=27 September 2021}} She played seven matches for Lightning in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 105 runs.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14446;team=6770;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=1 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14448;team=6770;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=1 October 2022}} She was also in the Northern Superchargers squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/thehundred/the_hundred_2022_womens_team_guide_northern_superchargers.html |title=The Hundred 2022 - women's team guide: Northern Superchargers |publisher=the Cricketer |access-date=1 October 2022}} In 2023, she played two matches for The Blaze (the new name for Lightning).{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-15157?team=6771 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=17 October 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/charlotte-edwards-cup-2023-15158?team=6771 |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=17 October 2023}} In 2024, she played two matches for The Blaze.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2024-16243?team=7045 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=19 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/charlotte-edwards-cup-2024-15944?team=7045 |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=19 October 2024}} Harmer left The Blaze when her contract expired in October 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.trentbridge.co.uk/news/2024/october/harmer-and-graves-to-move-on-from-the-blaze.html|title=HARMER AND GRAVES TO MOVE ON FROM THE BLAZE|publisher=Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|access-date=19 October 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=885983}}
- {{cricketarchive|id=1465053}}
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Category:Cricketers from Norwich
Category:Norfolk women cricketers
Category:Essex women cricketers
Category:Lincolnshire women cricketers
Category:Derbyshire women cricketers