Bethan Louisa Ellis (born 7 July 1999) is an English

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er who currently plays for

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north, Northamptonshire to the east, Ox ...

. She plays primarily as a right-arm

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bowler, as a well as a right-handed top-order batter. She has previously played for

Shropshire Shropshire (; abbreviated SalopAlso used officially as the name of the county from 1974–1980. The demonym for inhabitants of the county "Salopian" derives from this name.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West M ...

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands (county), West ...

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...

Lightning Lightning is a natural phenomenon consisting of electrostatic discharges occurring through the atmosphere between two electrically charged regions. One or both regions are within the atmosphere, with the second region sometimes occurring on ...

and

Central Sparks Central Sparks were a women's cricket team that represented the West Midlands region, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They primarily played their home matches at Edgbaston and New Road. They were captained by E ...

Early life

Ellis was born on 7 July 1999, and grew up in

Leamington Spa Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or simply LeamingtonEven more colloquially, also referred to as Lem or Leam (). (), is a spa town and civil parish in Warwickshire, England. Originally a small village called Leamington Pri ...

. She has a degree in Sports Science from the

University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as ...

Domestic career

Ellis began playing for

at Under-13 level, and made her debut for the senior team in 2015, in a match against

Surrey Surrey () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East Sussex, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the wes ...

. She scored 2 * and did not bowl. In 2016, she went on loan to

, and was the joint-second leading wicket-taker in their win of Division 4 S&W in the

County Championship The County Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Rothesay County Championship, is the only domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales. Established in 1890, it is organised by the England and Wales Cri ...

. In 2017 and 2018, Ellis split her time between Warwickshire and

. In the

2017 Women's County Championship The 2017 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 21st cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from April to August and saw 33 county teams and teams representing Scotland, Wales and the Netherlands compete in a series of divisions. ...

, she achieved her

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best bowling of 4/20 against

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

. In 2019, Ellis played every match for Warwickshire, in a season that saw them win the

Women's Twenty20 Cup The Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Vitality Women's County T20, is a women's Twenty20 cricket competition organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board. Until the end of the 2019 season, teams were organised in tier ...

. She was the joint-second leading wicket-taker in Division 1, with 10 wickets at an average of 13.00. She also achieved her List A high score of 74 in a

match against

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. Ahead of the 2021 season, Ellis joined

, and was the side's leading run-scorer in that season's

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, with 140 runs. She also achieved her maiden

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half-century, scoring 55 * against

. She re-joined

for the 2022 season, taking five wickets and scoring 78 runs in the

. In the Group 3 final against

Somerset Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east ...

, Ellis hit 57 * to guide her side to victory. In 2020, Ellis played for

in the

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy The Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was an English and Welsh women's cricket domestic competition, named after former England captain Rachael Heyhoe Flint, who died in 2017. The Trophy was held from 2020 to 2024, and was the premier women's 50-ov ...

. She took 6 wickets in 6 matches at an average of 35.00, as well as scoring 62 in a match against

, sharing a 148-run opening stand with

Sarah Bryce Sarah Jennifer Bryce (born 8 January 2000) is a Scottish cricketer who plays for the national cricket team as a wicket-keeper-batter. At the domestic level, she plays for the Watsonian cricket club, for English teams The Blaze (formerly known ...

. In December 2020, it was announced that Ellis was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract. In 2021, Ellis only played one match for Lightning, and was forced to withdraw from the

Welsh Fire Welsh Fire () are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Cardiff. The team represents the historic counties of Glamorgan, Gloucestershire and Somerset in the newly founded competition called The Hundred, which took place for t ...

squad for The Hundred due to injury. She played nine matches for Lightning in 2022, across the

Charlotte Edwards Cup The Charlotte Edwards Cup, initially named the Women's Regional T20, was an English and Welsh women's cricket Twenty20 domestic competition, held annually from 2021 to 2024. The tournament was named after England's former captain and most capped ...

and the

, scoring 74 runs but bowling just two deliveries. Ahead of the 2023 season, it was announced that Ellis had joined Central Sparks from Lightning. That season, she played 13 matches for Central Sparks, across the

and the

, and was the side's joint-leading wicket-taker in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with 9 wickets at an average of 13.33. In 2024, she played 15 matches for Central Sparks, across the

and the

, scoring 215 runs and taking 10 wickets in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Bethan 1999 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the University of Birmingham Warwickshire women cricketers Shropshire women cricketers Worcestershire women cricketers Derbyshire women cricketers The Blaze women's cricketers Central Sparks cricketers Cricketers from Warwickshire 21st-century English sportswomen