Aaron Beard

Aaron Paul Beard (born 15 October 1997) is a retired English cricketer.^[1] He made his first-class debut on 8 May 2016 for Essex against Sri Lankans during Sri Lanka's tour of England.^[2] Opening the bowling, he took a wicket in each of his first two overs, finishing with figures of 4/62 in the first innings.^[3] He made his List A debut on 5 May 2019, for Essex in the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup.^[4] He made his Twenty20 debut on 2 August 2019, for Essex in the 2019 t20 Blast.^[5]

Aaron Beard

Personal information
Full name	Aaron Paul Beard
Born	(1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 27) Chelmsford, Essex, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2015–2024	Essex (squad no. 14)
2022	→ Sussex (loan) (squad no. 14)
FC debut	8 May 2016 Essex v Sri Lankans
LA debut	5 May 2019 Essex v Kent
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 30 19 29 Runs scored 333 157 56 Batting average 19.58 17.44 18.66 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0 Top score 58* 42* 13 Balls bowled 3,606 799 438 Wickets 62 21 25 Bowling average 34.77 43.76 27.72 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/21 4/32 4/29 Catches/stumpings 12/– 4/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 August 2024

In April 2022, Beard and Mason Crane were signed on loan for one month to Sussex, after the club had multiple players unavailable due to injury.^[6] Beard announced his retirement from professional cricket in September 2024.^[7]