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 Sri Lankans 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 List A debut on 5 May 2019, for Essex in the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup. 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 were signed on loan for one month to Sussex, after the club had multiple players unavailable due to injury.

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* 1997 births Living people English cricketers Essex cricketers Sussex cricketers Sportspeople from Chelmsford Cricketers from Essex {{England-cricket-bio-1990s-stub