Bethany Charlotte Harmer (born 30 October 2000) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Derbyshire. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She previously played for Norfolk, Essex, Lincolnshire and The Blaze.[1][2]

Bethany Harmer
Personal information
Full name
Bethany Charlotte Harmer
Born (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 24)
Norwich, Norfolk, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–2018Norfolk
2019–2021Essex
2020–2024The Blaze
2021Lincolnshire
2022–presentDerbyshire
2022Northern Superchargers
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 36 45
Runs scored 455 675
Batting average 12.63 16.46
100s/50s 0/1 0/1
Top score 60 70
Balls bowled 443 270
Wickets 12 15
Bowling average 26.08 12.87
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/18 3/7
Catches/stumpings 11/– 14/–
Source: CricketArchive, 19 October 2024

Early life

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Harmer was born on 30 October 2000 in Norwich, Norfolk.[2]

Domestic career

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Harmer made her county debut in 2015, for Norfolk against Cumbria, in which she took 4/18, which remains her List A best bowling figures.[3] She ended the season as Norfolk's joint-leading wicket-taker in the County Championship, with 6 wickets.[4] The following season she achieved her List A high score, hitting 60 against the Netherlands, and was her side's leading run-scorer in the County Championship.[5][6] She also scored 175 runs at an average of 29.16 in the 2016 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[7] In 2017, she achieved her Twenty20 best bowling figures, taking 3/7 against Cambridgeshire.[8]

Ahead of the 2019 season, Harmer joined Essex, helping them to third place in Division 2 of the County Championship.[9] After the 2020 season was cancelled, Harmer played for Lincolnshire in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, playing three matches, scoring 93 runs and taking 4 wickets.[10][11] She continued to play for Essex in the Women's London Championship.[12] Harmer joined Derbyshire for the 2022 season.[13] In Derbyshire's victory over Yorkshire, she scored her maiden Twenty20 half-century, 70 from 35 balls.[14]

Harmer was named in the Lightning squad for the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, but did not play a match.[15] She made her debut for the side in 2021, in the opening match of the Charlotte Edwards Cup against South East Stars, in which she made 34 from 25 balls.[16] She went on to play five more matches in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring 70 runs overall, as well as three matches in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[17][18] She played seven matches for Lightning in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 105 runs.[19][20] She was also in the Northern Superchargers squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match.[21] In 2023, she played two matches for The Blaze (the new name for Lightning).[22][23] In 2024, she played two matches for The Blaze.[24][25] Harmer left The Blaze when her contract expired in October 2024.[26]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Bethany Harmer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Bethany Harmer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Norfolk Women v Cumbria Women, 25 May 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Bowling for Norfolk Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Norfolk Women v Netherlands Women, 29 May 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Norfolk Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Norfolk Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Cambridgeshire Women v Norfolk Women, 30 July 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  9. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Lincolnshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Bowling for Lincolnshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Women's London Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  13. ^ "18 April 2022 @ 11:00: Derbyshire Women v North Rep Team". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Yorkshire Women v Derbyshire Women, 24 April 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Squad Analysis: Lightning Reveal their squad for Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". Female Cricket. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Lightning v South East Stars, Group A, Nottingham, June 26, 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  21. ^ "The Hundred 2022 - women's team guide: Northern Superchargers". the Cricketer. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  24. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  26. ^ "HARMER AND GRAVES TO MOVE ON FROM THE BLAZE". Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
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