Jacob Bethell

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jacob Bethell

• Jacob Bethell was born into a cricketing family, and his grandfather, Arthur Bethell, played first-class cricket for Barbados.

• His father, Graham, also played cricket for first-class cricket. He even captained a Sheffield Collegiate team which included Joe Root’s father, Matt Root.

• Jacob loved cricket and often used to wake up his mother early so she could bow to him while he batted.

• He later started playing cricket at Franklyn Stephenson’s cricket academy.

  

• When he was 11 years old, Brian Lara saw him and told him that he was better than Lara at 11.

• In 2017, he won the Player of the Tournament Award in the Under-15 West Indies competition.

• he also received cricketing advice from West Indies cricketer Garfield Sobers who also played golf with him.

• He moved to England at the age of 13 on a scholarship to Rugby School where he trained under Mike Powell, their director of cricket and former Warwickshire captain.

• Former England player Ian Bell once called him ‘the best 17-year-old he had ever seen.’

• In 2021, he signed a 3-year contract with Warwickshire County Cricket Club at the age of 17.

  

• In the 2022 Under-19 World Cup, he scored 205 runs in 6 matches at an average of 34.16 and a strike rate of 108.46.

• Welsh Fire signed him for £30,000 in the 2022 season of The Hundred.

• He scored his first test fifty in the second innings of his debut test with 50 runs not out against New Zealand.

  

• In September 2024, he also signed a Big Bash League (BBL) contract with Melbourne Renegades.

• On 2 November 2024, Jacob Bethell scored his maiden ODI half-century with 55 runs against the West Indies.

• He hit his first T20 fifty on 9 November 2024 with 58 runs not out against the West Indies.

  

• In December 2024, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) upgraded his contract from a developmental contract to a central contract for 2 years.

• In the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) signed him for Rs 2.6 crore (£256,000) against his base price of Rs 1.25 crore.

• He is a bad snorer and often tapes his mouth when he has to share a room with anyone while on tour or during cricket tournaments.

• England test coach Brendon McCullum claimed that Jacob always keeps his room and things in an organised manner.

• He is a mental health advocate and showed his support by signing a sticker on his bat.

  

• He is managed by the JATA Management Agency.

• Jacob Bethell is a dog lover and owns a dog named Stormzy.

  

• He likes to drink alcoholic beverages such as beer during parties or celebrations.