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Arthur Bethell

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Arthur Bethell
Personal information
Full name
John Arthur Lionel Bethell
Born(1940-12-18)18 December 1940
Bowmanston, St John, Barbados
Died21 November 2023(2023-11-21) (aged 82)
Barbados
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963/64–1969/70Barbados
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 16 1
Runs scored 496 15
Batting average 26.10 15.00
100s/50s 0/4 0/0
Top score 84* 15
Balls bowled 898 60
Wickets 10 2
Bowling average 39.10 9.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/16 2/18
Catches/stumpings 7/– ?/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, Cricket West Indies, 16 September 2024

John Arthur Lionel Bethell (18 December 1940 – 21 November 2023) was a Barbadian cricketer. He played sixteen first-class matches for Barbados between 1963 and 1970, and captained the side in the 1969 Shell Shield.[1][2] He is the grandfather of Warwickshire and England cricketer Jacob Bethell.[3][4]

Playing for the Barbados Second-XI ("Colts"), Bethell scored 157 against Australia during their tour of the West Indies in 1964–65,[5] and he captained them when the M.C.C. toured the West Indies in 1967–68.[6] His highest first-class score of 84 not out was made for Barbados against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in August 1969.[7] Bethell later held several top positions in the insurance industry,[8] and died on 21 November 2023, aged 82.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Arthur Bethell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Former Barbados captain Arthur Bethell dies at 82". Barbados Cricket Association. Bridgetown. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  3. ^ Henry, Matthew (13 September 2024). "Impressing Lara & golf with Sobers – England new boy Bethell". BBC Sport. London. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Bethell gets tongues wagging at Bunbury festival". The Cricketer. Vol. 15, no. 13. London. September 2018. p. 100.
  5. ^ "Cowdrey aiming for the right balance". South Wales Argus. No. 23389. Newport. 29 December 1967. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Swanton, E. W. (2 January 1968). "Unhappy MCC 63-5 in draw with Colts". The Daily Telegraph. No. 35048. London. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hall hustles with the bat". The Daily Telegraph. No. 35556. London. 21 August 1969. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Williams, Denise (25 June 2004). "Goodbye LOJ". Financial Gleaner. Jamaica Gleaner. Vol. 170, no. 151. p. 2 – via NewspaperArchive.
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