Lauren Bell (cricketer)

Lauren Katie Bell (born 2 January 2001) is an English cricketer who plays for Berkshire, Southern Vipers and Southern Brave. She has previously played for Middlesex in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, and is a member of the England women's Academy.

Lauren Bell
Personal information
Full nameLauren Katie Bell
Born (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001
Swindon, Wiltshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–presentBerkshire
2019→ Middlesex (on loan)
2018–presentSouthern Vipers
2021–presentSouthern Brave
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 39 56
Runs scored 194 164
Batting average 9.70 9.64
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 36 35
Balls bowled 1,659 907
Wickets 57 41
Bowling average 20.19 23.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/17 3/22
Catches/stumpings 6/– 13/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 October 2021

Personal life

Bell is nicknamed The Shard because of her height.[1][2] Her sister Colette has played for Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.[3]

Domestic career

Bell has played for Hungerford Cricket Club, and was the first girl to play for the Bradfield College 1st XI.[2][4] In 2015, at the age of 14, Bell made her Women's County Championship debut for Berkshire.[1] She made eight appearances in the 2015 season, taking seven wickets.[1] In 2019, Berkshire loaned Bell to Middlesex for the Twenty20 Cup.[5]

In 2018, Bell made her debut for the Southern Vipers in the Women's Cricket Super League.[5][6] She played for the Vipers in the 2019 Women's Cricket Super League final, where they lost to Western Storm.[7] In 2020, she was included in the Vipers squad for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[8] In December 2020, Bell was one of 41 women's cricketers given a full-time domestic cricket contract.[9]

Bell was signed for Southern Brave for The Hundred;[10][11] the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Bell was retained by the Brave for the 2021 season.[12] In April 2022, she was bought by the Southern Brave for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[13]

International career

In 2019, Bell played for the England women's Academy against Australia A.[14] She was given an academy contract for the 2019–20 season.[14] In 2020, she was one of the 24 women chosen by England to begin training during the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] Bell was one of three uncapped players in the training squad; the others were Emma Lamb and Issy Wong.[16]

In December 2021, Bell was named in England's A squad for their tour to Australia, with the matches being played alongside the Women's Ashes.[17] In January 2022, during the tour, she was added to the full England squad for the one-off Test match.[18] In February 2022, she was named as one of two reserve players in England's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[19]

References
  1. "Breakthrough Bell Tipped for the Top". CricketHer. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. "Lauren is ready for final showdown". Newbury Weekly News. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. "Colette Bell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. "The Bradfieldian – October 2018". The Bradfieldian. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. "Middlesex Women Sign Lauren Bell to Boost T20 Title Defence". Middlesex County Cricket Club. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. "Southern Vipers announce squad for Kia Super League". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  7. "Bell proud of Vipers performances". Newbury Weekly News. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  8. "Southern Vipers Announce Their Squad for the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy". Women's CricZone. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  9. "Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic contracts". England and Wales Cricket Board. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  10. "The Hundred: Women's squad lists". The Cricketer. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  11. "The Hundred: Women's teams announce domestic signings". Sky Sports. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  12. "Southern Brave sign four key players for The Hundred". Chichester Observer. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  13. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  14. "England academy squad: Lauren Bell & Issy Wong included for 2019-20". BBC Sport. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  15. "England Women confirm back to training plans". England and Wales Cricket Board. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  16. "England Women select squad for individual training at six venues from next week". Express & Star. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  17. "Heather Knight vows to 'fight fire with fire' during Women's Ashes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  18. "Uncapped bowler Lauren Bell added to England squad for Ashes Test". The Cricketer. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  19. "Charlie Dean, Emma Lamb in England's ODI World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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