Lauren Bell, a young and promising fast bowler, has made a substantial contribution to the English women’s cricket team. Her speed and accuracy have earned her a reputation as one of the most exciting talents in the sport.

Let’s have a look at some key points of Lauren Bell:

Age: 23

Role: Fast bowler  

Batting Style: Right-handed  

Bowling Style: Right-arm fast-medium  

Teams: England, Southern Vipers, Southern Brave, UP Warriors, Sydney Thunder

Why Lauren Bell is considered to be the future star of England? 

Lauren Bell established herself as ‘the young potential fast bowler’ in 2019 when in the semi-finals of the Kia Super League she was able to portray such a good bounce and swing along with maintaining a sheer pace which helped the Southern Vipers to win the match against Loughborough Lightning. 

Lauren trained with the senior team of England and found time to pick up seven wickets for the Southern Vipers in 4 appearances to help achieve success in the Raechel Heyhoe Flint Trophy. 

The unique skills that set her apart and show her potential are: 

Pace and Accuracy: Bell’s ability to consistently bowl at a high speed, combined with her accuracy, makes her a formidable opponent.  

Swing Bowling: She is skilled at swinging the ball both ways, making it difficult for batsmen to score runs.

Potential for Greatness: With her talent and dedication, Bell has the potential to become one of the greatest fast bowlers in English women’s cricket history. (right now Shabnim Ismail of South Africa holds the record for bowling the fastest delivery in women’s cricket. However, Ellyse Perry was the first woman to cross the 130kmph mark in women’s cricket.)

Lauren Bell’s performance across all the formats has been amazing and she has always proved to be the next big thing for England as a pacer. She made her international debut in 2022, in the Test format she has played 3 matches against mighty rivals- India, South Africa, and Australia. and took 8 wickets in total. 

 In ODIs, she has made 14 appearances in which she was able to grab 27 runs which includes one fiver already. In the T20i format, she has played a total of 23 matches for England and took 32 wickets with a career economy of 6.94 and an impressive average of 17.21. 

Lauren Bell gave an outstanding performance in the Hundred league for Southern Brave where she took 4 crucial wickets against Northern Superchargers and defended 7 runs in the final 5 balls of the game ending with an impressive bowling figure of 4/11.

Lauren’s most recent international appearance was on July 17th, in a T20 format match against Australia, she took three wickets in that match which helped England to secure a win of 20 runs. Bell has also been successful at the domestic level, playing for teams like Southern Vipers and Southern Brave in the English domestic leagues.  

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The England Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday announced the women’s squad for the upcoming women’s T20 World Cup 2024. Veteran captain Heather Knight will be leading the women’s team, while a few players have received a maiden call for the Women’s T20 World Cup.

England Announced 15-Member Squad For Women’s T20 World Cup 2024

While naming the 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup, ECB wrote: “Wicketkeeper-batter Bess Heath and all-rounder Freya Kemp are selected in a T20 World Cup squad for the first time as is Danielle Gibson who was a traveling reserve for the last edition in South Africa.”

It has to be noted that fast-bowler Lauren Filer missed out and will be joining the squad for the preparation camp in Abu Dhabi.

On selecting the squad, head coach Jon Lewis said, “Selecting teams and squads with this group of players has become incredibly tricky and tough. There are players who have been really unfortunate to miss out and they’ll be a big part of what we do with England Cricket in the future.”

He added: “I feel the 15 players selected give us a really well-balanced squad in terms of experience, youth and most importantly the skills to cope and excel in the conditions we feel we will be faced with in the UAE.”

England’s squad for Women’s T20 World Cup:

Heather Knight (capt), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Bess Heath, Amy Jones, Freya Kemp, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Linsey Smith, Danni Wyatt

Meanwhile, the England Cricket Board also announced its squads for the white-ball series against Ireland in September. Both the ODI and the T20I teams will be led by Kate Cross, while several World Cup members will remain absent from the Ireland trip.

England’s squad for the ODI series against Ireland:

Kate Cross (capt), Hollie Armitage, Hannah Baker, Tammy Beaumont, Georgia Davis, Lauren Filer, Bess Heath, Freya Kemp, Emma Lamb, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Paige Scholfield, Bryony Smith, Mady Villiers, Issy Wong

England’s squad for the T20I series against Ireland:

Kate Cross (capt), Georgia Adams, Hollie Armitage, Hannah Baker, Tammy Beaumont, Mahika Gaur, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Charis Pavely, Paige Scholfield, Seren Smale, Bryony Smith, Mady Villiers, Issy Wong