Bess Heath

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Bess Heath
Personal information
Full nameBess Alice May Heath
Born (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 20)
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–2020Derbyshire
2018–2019Yorkshire Diamonds
2020–presentNorthern Diamonds
2021–presentYorkshire
2021–presentNorthern Superchargers
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 33 49
Runs scored 557 617
Batting average 22.28 21.27
100s/50s 2/2 0/2
Top score 114 56
Catches/stumpings 25/3 10/2
Source: CricketArchive, 26 March 2021

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

Early life[]

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

Domestic career[]

Heath made her county debut in 2014, for Derbyshire against Scotland.[3] In 2016, Heath hit her maiden county century, scoring 114 against Norfolk.[4] 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.[5][6][7][8]

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.[9]

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][10]

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.[11] She has also signed to play for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Bess Heath". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Player Profile: Bess Heath". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Derbyshire Women v Scotland Women, 22 July 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Derbyshire Women v Norfolk Women, 4 September 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Derbyshire Women v Northamptonshire Women, 3 June 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Yorkshire Women v North East Warriors, 3 May 2021 @ 11:00". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Yorkshire Diamonds v Loughborough Lightning, 18 August 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Northern Diamonds/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  12. ^ "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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