Bethan Jane Miles (born 25 November 2003) is an English

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er who currently plays for

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and

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. She plays primarily as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She has previously played for

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Domestic career

Miles made her county debut in 2018, for

against

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in the Women's County Championship, taking 2/24 from her 10 overs. She went on to be her side's leading wicket-taker in the Women's Twenty20 Cup that season, with six wickets at an average of 27.16. The following season, she took eight wickets at an average of 14.12 in the Women's Twenty20 Cup. In 2020, she took eight wickets for the side in the East of England Women's County Championship. In the

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, Miles was the joint-fourth leading wicket-taker across the whole competition, with 11 wickets at an average of 4.45, as well as scoring her maiden county half-century, scoring 53 * against Cambridgeshire. Later that season, she became dual-registered with

, appearing for the side in the Women's London Championship. She appeared for both Buckinghamshire and Surrey in the

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, taking five wickets across the competition. Miles was named in the

Academy squad for the 2021 season. She was again named in the academy squad for the 2022 season, but was added to the first team squad in July 2022. She made her debut for the side on 16 July 2022, against North West Thunder in the

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, and took her

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best bowling figures, of 3/15 from her 6 overs. She played seven matches for the side in 2023, all in the

, taking three wickets.

International career

In October 2022, Miles was selected as a non-travelling reserve in the England Under-19 squad for the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Miles, Bethan 2003 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Buckinghamshire women cricketers Surrey women cricketers South East Stars cricketers 21st-century English sportswomen