| Full Name Jacob Graham Bethell | Born October 23, 2003, Barbados | Age 21 Years |
| Playing Role Batting Allrounder | Batting Style Left hand Bat | Bowling Style Slow Left Arm Orthodox |
Jacob Bethel’s cricket career started on the seashores of Barbados. He was born on 8 February 2004. Bethel has been interested in cricket since childhood. He is a left-handed batsman and he soon showed his batting skills in the local grounds of Barbados.
Jacob Bethel has reached great heights in cricket in Barbados over the course of a few years under the guidance of local coaches and mentors.
Jacob Bethel is a left-handed batsman and can play attacking and defensive roles at the crease depending upon the match situation.
Jacob Bethell is a left-arm bowler and this adds significant value to his cricket profile. Bethell is a good bowler and is developing his bowling further. He can play both attacking and defensive roles. He bowls good lines and lengths to take wickets and this makes him a useful bowling option.
Move to England
Jacob Bethell’s interest in cricket was evident very early, which led to Bethell getting a scholarship to a Rugby school in England at the age of 14. The scholarship meant that the school would bear all the expenses of Bethell’s education because they saw that Jacob was very good at cricket and they wanted Jacob to play for their school and country. This step was important and a big opportunity. And it meant that he would have to leave his home, that too at such a young age.
In England, Jacob Bethell joined Warwickshire County Cricket Club, making his Twenty20 debut on 20 June 2021.
Jacob Bethell Debut
At the age of 20, Jacob Bethell made his international debut against Australia. It was a very cold night in Cardiff on Friday, 13 September. In his second match for England, Jacob Bethell hit the world’s best white ball bowler Adam Zampa for 20 runs in a single over. And Liam Livingstone also played a brilliant innings in that match in which he scored 87 runs in 47 balls. And achieved the target of 194 runs. And then Jacob Bethell also made his Test debut against New Zealand.
Jacob Bethell recently made his Test debut against New Zealand on 28 November 2024. And in the second innings of his debut, Bethell scored a half-century.