Bess Heath

Bess Heath
Personal information
Full name
Bess Alice May Heath
Born (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23)
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 145)14 September 2023 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI9 September 2024 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 60)10 December 2023 v India
Last T20I24 March 2024 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.10
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–2020Derbyshire
2018–2019Yorkshire Diamonds
2020–2024Northern Diamonds
2021–2024Yorkshire
2021–presentNorthern Superchargers
2022/23Melbourne Stars
2023/24–presentBrisbane Heat
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 4 4 66 133
Runs scored 59 6 1,582 1,757
Batting average 19.66 2.00 32.28 18.11
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 2/11 0/9
Top score 33* 3 114 60
Catches/stumpings 3/1 2/– 39/6 32/22
Source: CricketArchive, 17 October 2024

Bess Alice May Heath (born 20 August 2001) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Durham, Northern Superchargers and Brisbane Heat. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She previously played for Derbyshire, Yorkshire and Northern Diamonds, as well as Yorkshire Diamonds in the Women's Cricket Super League and Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League.[1][2]

She made her international debut for England in September 2023, in a One Day International against Sri Lanka.[3]

Early life

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Heath was born on 20 August 2001 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.[2]

Domestic career

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Heath made her county debut in 2014, for Derbyshire against Scotland.[4] In 2016, Heath hit her maiden county century, scoring 114 against Norfolk.[5] She was Derbyshire's leading run-scorer in the 2017 and 2018 Twenty20 Cups, as well as in the 2018 Women's County Championship, where she hit 210 runs including her second county century, 108 against Northamptonshire.[6][7][8][9]

In 2021, Heath joined Yorkshire for the Twenty20 Cup. She made her debut in the second round of matches, scoring 52* off 36 deliveries against North East Warriors before rain ended the game prematurely.[10] She played one match for the side in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 39.[11]

Heath also played for Yorkshire Diamonds in the Women's Cricket Super League in 2018 and 2019. She played 10 matches across the two seasons, scoring 46 runs with a best of 24 in a victory over Loughborough Lightning in 2018.[2][12]

In 2020, Heath played for Northern Diamonds in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all 7 matches, scoring 37 runs and taking 8 catches.[13] Heath missed the beginning of the 2021 regional season due to injury.[14] She returned to play for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred, making six appearances.[15] She returned to the Northern Diamonds squad to play five matches apiece in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup. She scored 103 runs in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, including 58* from 40 balls to help beat North West Thunder and qualify for Finals Day.[16][17] She also scored two half-centuries in consecutive games in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 78* against North West Thunder and 71 against Southern Vipers.[18][19] At the end of the 2021 season, it was announced that Heath had signed a professional contract with Northern Diamonds.[20]

She played 12 matches for Northern Diamonds in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring five half-centuries with a top score of 70, against Western Storm.[21][22][23] She also scored 44 in the final of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, as Diamonds won their first title.[24] She played six matches for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred, and scored one half-century, 57 from 34 deliveries against London Spirit.[25][26] In 2023, she scored 286 runs in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, at an average of 40.85 and with a strike rate of 133.02.[27] She also scored 92 runs at an average of 15.33 in The Hundred.[28] At the end of the season, she was nominated for the PCA Women’s Young Player of the Year award.[29] In 2024, she played 17 matches for Northern Diamonds, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring four half-centuries.[30][31]

In October 2022, Heath signed for Melbourne Stars for the opening matches of the 2022–23 Women's Big Bash League season, as an international replacement player for Jemimah Rodrigues.[32] She played seven matches for the side that season, scoring 128 runs at an average of 21.33 with a high score of 37.[33] She played for Brisbane Heat in the 2023–24 Women's Big Bash League season, scoring 171 runs including one half-century.[34]

International career

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In August 2023, Heath was called up to her first England squad, for their series against Sri Lanka.[35] She made her One Day International debut in the final match of the series, on 14 September 2023.[3] In December 2023, she was awarded a development contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board.[36] She also made her Twenty20 International debut in December 2023, against India.[37] She was named in the England squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[38]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Bess Heath". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Player Profile: Bess Heath". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "3rd ODI, Leicester, September 14, 2023, Sri Lanka Women tour of England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Derbyshire Women v Scotland Women, 22 July 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Derbyshire Women v Norfolk Women, 4 September 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Derbyshire Women v Northamptonshire Women, 3 June 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Yorkshire Women v North East Warriors, 3 May 2021 @ 11:00". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Yorkshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Yorkshire Diamonds v Loughborough Lightning, 18 August 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Northern Diamonds/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Sarah Taylor: Northern Diamonds bring ex-England wicketkeeper out of retirement". BBC Sport. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Northern Superchargers (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Jenny Gunn four-for, Bess Heath 58* as Northern Diamonds book spot place at Finals Day". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Bess Heath, Katie Levick to the fore as Northern Diamonds secure top-three finish". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Georgia Elwiss books Vipers' place in final with match-seizing 84 not out". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  20. ^ "ECB fund sixth professional contract at each women's regional team". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  21. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  23. ^ "Hollie Armitage century sets up Diamonds for record-breaking victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  24. ^ "Lauren Winfield-Hill, Linsey Smith to the fore as Northern Diamonds break duck in thrilling final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  25. ^ "Northern Superchargers squeeze out London Spirit after Bess Heath fifty". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  26. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Northern Superchargers (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  27. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  28. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Northern Superchargers (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  29. ^ "cinch PCA Awards shortlists revealed". Professional Cricketers' Association. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  30. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  31. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  32. ^ "Stars Name Squad for Heat and Sixers". Melbourne Stars. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  33. ^ "Records/Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 - Melbourne Stars Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  34. ^ "Records in Women's Big Bash League, 2023/24 / Brisbane Heat Women Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  35. ^ "England Women name squads for Sri Lanka ODI and IT20 series". England and Wales Cricket Board. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  36. ^ "England Women 2023/24 Central Contracts announced". ECB. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  37. ^ "3rd T20I, Wankhede, December 10, 2023, England Women tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  38. ^ "England Women squad named for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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