Rebecca Tyson
English cricketer
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Rebecca Elizabeth Ann Tyson (born 26 June 2000) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire. She plays as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She has previously played for, Hertfordshire, Middlesex and Southern Vipers.[1][2]
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| Full name | Rebecca Elizabeth Ann Tyson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 June 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Bex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017; 2022-2024 | Hertfordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Southern Vipers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 - present | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 - present | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 18 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic career
Tyson made her county debut in 2015, for Hertfordshire against Leicestershire.[3] She took 4/19 for the side in a 2016 Women's County Championship match against Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire.[4] She was the side's leading wicket-taker in both the 2017 Women's County Championship and the 2017 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 10 and 12 wickets respectively.[5][6]
Tyson joined Middlesex ahead of the 2018 season, playing for the side for two seasons.[7][2] She re-joined Hertfordshire for the 2022 season, and was the joint-leading wicket-taker across the entire competition in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 12 wickets at an average of 5.33.[8] She took 15 wickets at an average of 12.47 in the 2024 Women's Twenty20 Cup, the joint-second highest wicket-taker in the competition, as her side finished as runners-up.[9]
In 2024, Tyson played for Sunrisers 2nd XI, including taking 4/18 for the side against South East Stars.[10] Later that season, on 29 August, it was announced that Tyson had signed a Pay As You Play contract with Southern Vipers.[11] She made her debut for the side on 4 September 2024, against Northern Diamonds in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking 3/49 from her 10 overs.[12]