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| Full name | Ethan Read Bamber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 26) Westminster, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | David Bamber (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2024 | Middlesex (squad no. 54) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Gloucestershire (on loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 19 August 2018 Middlesex v Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 25 July 2021 Middlesex v Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 29 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ethan Read Bamber (born 17 December 1998) is an English cricketer. Bamber signed a professional contract with Middlesex in 2018. He made his first-class debut for Middlesex in the 2018 County Championship on 17 August 2018. Prior to his first-class debut, he was named in England's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Career
Bamber was England's joint top wicket taker at the 2018 U19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. He finished the tournament as England's joint leading wicket taker. Bamber also toured South Africa with the England Young Lions.
He made his Twenty20 debut for Middlesex, against Leinster Lightning on 21 June 2019, during Middlesex's tour of Ireland. On 14 July 2019, Bamber joined Gloucestershire on a one-month loan, making his debut the next day in the County Championship against Leicestershire. He made his List A debut on 25 July 2021, for Middlesex in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.
Bamber is nicknamed 'mini-murts' in the Middlesex team, as he is regarded as a long-term successor to Middlesex's verteran bowler Tim Murtagh.
Bamber received his county cap in May 2022.
In July 2024, he joined Warwickshire on a three-year contract to start in the 2025 season.
Personal life
The son of actor David Bamber, Ethan Bamber studied theology at Exeter University. Actors David Swift and Clive Swift were Bamber's grandfather and great-uncle respectively. He was a chorister with the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge before attending Mill Hill School, a private school in North London. He supports Arsenal FC and has regularly watched Saracens FC.
References
- ^ "Ethan Bamber". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- "ETHAN BAMBER SIGNS PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT WITH MIDDLESEX CRICKET". www.middlesexccc.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- "Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Northampton, Aug 19-22 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- "Brook tasked with World Cup mood swing". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- "England Under 19s report card - ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". 30 January 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- "Berkshire stars Jack Davies and Ethan Bamber called up by England Young Lions while Academy squad is named". Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- "Lammonby and Exeter new boy Bamber in Young Lions squad as World Cup countdown starts". Devon Cricket. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- "Only Match (N), Middlesex tour of Ireland at Dublin, Jun 21 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- "Gloucestershire sign Bamber on loan from Middlesex". Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- "Group 2, Chelmsford, Jul 25 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- "Ethan Bamber". Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- "Ethan Bamber receives County Cap at Lord's". Middlesex Cricket. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- "Warwickshire sign Middlesex paceman Bamber". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- "Middlesex Cricket: Home".
- "Ethan Bamber makes his England U19 International Debut - Mill Hill Schools". Mill Hill Schools. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- Kishore, Shashank (23 January 2018). "The many shades of Ethan Bamber". ESPNcricinfo. Queenstown: ESPN. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
External links
| Warwickshire County Cricket Club – current squad | |
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