Bethan Miles
English cricketer
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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.[1][2][3]
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
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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–present | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | South East Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[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
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.[19]
Eton Fives
Miles is also an accomplished Eton Fives player, winning multiple national age group titles while at school.[20] In 2025 she partnered fellow cricketer Issy Wong to become National U25 champions. [21]