Aaron Paul Beard (born 15 October 1997) is an English

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er. He made his first-class debut on 8 May 2016 for

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against

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during Sri Lanka's tour of England. Opening the bowling, he took a wicket in each of his first two overs, finishing with figures of 4/62 in the first innings. He made his

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debut on 5 May 2019, for Essex in the

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. He made his

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debut on 2 August 2019, for Essex in the

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. In April 2022, Beard and

Mason Crane Mason Sidney Crane (born 18 February 1997) is an English cricketer who plays for Hampshire. He is a right-arm leg break bowler and right-handed batsman. He also played for the England national cricket team in 2017 & 2018. Domestic career Cra ...

were signed on loan for one month to

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, after the club had multiple players unavailable due to injury.

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