Lauren Bell is an English cricketer who played for Berkshire Women, Southern Vipers, Southern Braves and Middlesex Women. In 2023, she was selected by UP Warriorz for the 2023 Women’s Super League. She is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler.
Wiki/Biography
Lauren Katie Bell was born on Tuesday, January 2, 2001, in Swindon, Wiltshire, England (age 22; as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Capricorn. She studied for a degree in Exercise Science at Loughborough University in the UK. At the age of 16, she was selected by the Viper Academy. At this time, her father asked her to choose between football and cricket because he could not afford either sport. She chose cricket and started training at Viper Academy.
appearance
Height: 6′0″
Hair color: blonde
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Lauren’s father’s name is Andy. Her mother’s name was Morag Bell and she was a teacher.
Lauren Bell and her parents
Her sister’s name is Colette Bell and she is a cricketer.
Lauren Bell and her sister
Profession
domestic cricket
At 16, she began playing cricket for Hungerford Cricket Club and became the first girl to play cricket at Bradfield Academy. In 2015, she joined the Berkshire Women’s Cricket Team and competed in the Women’s County Championship. In the tournament, she took seven wickets in eight matches. In 2019, her Berkshire side loaned her to Middlesex Women’s Cricket Team for the Twenty20 Cup. In 2018, she made her debut in the Women’s Cricket Premier League for the Southern Vipers. In the 2019 league season, her team reached the finals but lost to the Western Storm. In 2019, she played in the Kia Premier League against Loughborough Lightning. In 2020, she represented the Vipers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and won the competition in the 2021 season.
Lauren Bell with her team after winning the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
In December 2020, she became one of 41 female cricketers to be awarded a full-time domestic cricket contract. In 2020, she joined the Southern Braves to compete in the 100-man tournament, but the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She got an opportunity to play for the Southern Braves during the 2021 season. In April 2022, she represented Southern Brave in the 2022 season’s Top 100 match.
Lauren Bell and Southern Brave
international cricket
In 2019, she was selected for the England Women’s Youth Training Team and played with the Australian A team. She also received a contract for the 2019-2020 season. In 2020, she was one of 24 cricketers who received a call when the England squad was announced for training amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but she was not included in the match squad. In December 2021, she was selected for the England A team for the women’s Ashes Cup tour of Australia. In January 2022, she was selected for the England squad for a one-off Test match. In February 2022, she became a reserve player for the England team to participate in the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.
Lauren Bell heads to World Cup with England
She made her first trial for the England women’s cricket team in June 2022. She was included in the Test squad for the one-off match against South Africa. On 2 July 2022, she was included in the One-Day International (WODI) squad against South Africa and made her WODI debut against South Africa on 15 July 2022. In November 2022, she signed her first England central contract.
women’s premier league
In 2023, she was bought by UP Warriorz for the Women’s Super League auction in February 2023.
Domestic/national team
- 2018 to present: Southern Vipers
- 2021-Present: Southern Braves
- 2023 to present: UP Warriorz
Facts/Trivia
- Her teammates nicknamed her “Shard” because of her tall stature.
- She trains under coach Lisa Keightley.
- Her England jersey number is 63.
- In an interview, she spoke about the incident that took place during the 2022 ODI series between India and England when Deepti Sharma ‘Mankad’ Charlie Dean Style knocked down an England player. The incident became a hotly debated topic at the time. She said in the interview,
England have put it all behind them and hopefully India can do the same. This is a new World Cup and a new competition, so this is the focus. We don’t think about it and we don’t talk about it as a team. There is no discussion of how to back up in the crease. It’s just something that happened over the summer, and it’s definitely here to stay. “
- In September 2022, during the T20I match between England Women’s Football Team and India Women’s Football Team, she became the fastest player to bowl to Smriti Mandhana. Speed 172 kilometers per hour.
- In August 2022, she had the opportunity to inspire young players with charity organization Chance to Shine.
- She often posts photos of herself drinking on social media.
Lauren Bell (centre) holding a glass of wine
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education