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Full name | Olivia Niamh Bell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Stockport, Greater Manchester, England | 12 November 2003|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut(cap 18) | 17 October 2023 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 21 October 2023 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut(cap 22) | 23 September 2022 v UAE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 24 October 2023 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023–present | North West Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,18 October 2023 |
Olivia Niamh Bell (born 12 November 2003) is an English-born Scottish cricketer who currently plays for North West Thunder and Scotland. She plays primarily as a right-arm off break bowler. [1] [2]
Bell was born on 12 November 2003 in Stockport,Greater Manchester. [2]
Bell played age-group cricket for Cheshire between 2017 and 2022. [2] In 2023,she appeared for Scotland A in the Twenty20 Cup,taking three wickets in her four matches,including 2/15 from her four overs against Derbyshire. [3] [4]
In 2022,she was named in the North West Thunder Academy for the first time. [5] She was again named in the Academy squad in 2023. [6] She was first named in a matchday squad for the senior team on 20 May 2023. [7] She made her debut for the side on 31 May 2023,against Southern Vipers in the Charlotte Edwards Cup. [8] She went on to be the side's leading wicket-taker in the tournament,with 11 wickets at an average of 8.27,despite only playing four matches. [9] She was also the side's leading wicket-taker in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy,with 14 wickets at an average of 9.28,again despite playing only four matches. [10]
In August 2022,Bell played for Scotland Under-19s in the Europe Qualifier for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup against the Netherlands. In the first match of the series,she took 3/10 from her four overs. [11]
In August 2022,Bell was named in the Scotland squad for their series against Ireland,but did not play a match. [12] In September 2022,Bell was named in the Scotland squad for the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier. [13] She made her Twenty20 International debut in the 5th Place Play-off during the tournament,against the United Arab Emirates on 23 September 2023. [14] She opened the bowling,and took 1/16 from her three overs. [15]
In December 2022,Bell was selected in the Scotland Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. [16] She played all four matches for the side at the tournament,taking one wicket. [17]
She made her One Day International debut on 17 October 2023,against Ireland. [18]
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