| Arthur Bethell | |
| Fullname: | John Arthur Lionel Bethell |
| Birth Date: | 18 December 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Bowmanston, St John, Barbados |
| Death Place: | Barbados |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Left arm medium |
| Club1: | Barbados |
| Year1: | 1963/64–1969/70 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 16 |
| Runs1: | 496 |
| Bat Avg1: | 26.10 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/4 |
| Top Score1: | 84 |
| Deliveries1: | 898 |
| Wickets1: | 10 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 39.10 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/16 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 7/– |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 1 |
| Runs2: | 15 |
| Bat Avg2: | 15.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 15 |
| Deliveries2: | 60 |
| Wickets2: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 9.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/18 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | ?/– |
| Date: | 16 September 2024 |
| Source: | ESPNcricinfo, Cricket West Indies |
John Arthur Lionel Bethell (18 December 1940 – 21 November 2023) was a Barbadian cricketer. He played sixteen first-class matches for Barbados between 1963 and 1970, and captained the side in the 1969 Shell Shield.[1] [2] He is the grandfather of Warwickshire and England cricketer Jacob Bethell.[3] [4]
Playing for the Barbados Second-XI ("Colts"), Bethell scored 157 against Australia during their tour of the West Indies in 1964–65,[5] and he captained them when the M.C.C. toured the West Indies in 1967–68.[6] His highest first-class score of 84 not out was made for Barbados against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in August 1969.[7] Bethell later held several top positions in the insurance industry,[8] and died on 21 November 2023, aged 82.[2]