Charis Pavely

Charis Rebekah Pavely (born 25 October 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Warwickshire and Birmingham Phoenix. She plays as a left-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler.^[1][2]

Charis Pavely

Personal information
Full name	Charis Rebekah Pavely
Born	(2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 (age 20) Redditch, Worcestershire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	England
T20I debut (cap 64)	14 September 2024 v Ireland
Last T20I	15 September 2024 v Ireland
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2021–2024	Worcestershire
2023–2024	Central Sparks
2023–present	Birmingham Phoenix
Career statistics
Competition WT20I WLA WT20 Matches 2 13 38 Runs scored 9 166 191 Batting average 4.50 23.71 10.05 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 Top score 8 57* 33* Balls bowled 48 297 472 Wickets 3 15 24 Bowling average 17.66 12.60 26.09 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/19 4/31 3/19 Catches/stumpings 1/– 5/– 16/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 October 2024

Early life

Pavely was born on 25 October 2004 in Redditch, Worcestershire.^[2] Pavely was diagnosed with ADHD as a teenager.^[3]

Domestic career

Pavely made her county debut in 2021, for Worcestershire against Berkshire.^[4] In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she took 3/7 from her four overs in a match against Shropshire.^[5]

Pavely was included in the Central Sparks Academy squad between 2021 and 2023.^[6][7] She was promoted to the full squad ahead of the 2023 season.^[8] She made her debut for the side on 4 June 2023, against Western Storm in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.^[9] She went on to play eight matches for the side overall that season, including scoring 57* against South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.^[10][11][12] She also played three matches for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred, taking one wicket.^[13] At the end of the 2023 season, it was announced that Pavely had signed her first professional contract with Central Sparks.^[14] In 2024, she played 15 matches for Central Sparks, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking 20 wickets.^[15][16]

International career

In October 2022, Pavely was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.^[17] She played six matches at the tournament, scoring 93 runs with a top score of 45 from 26 deliveries against Zimbabwe.^[18][19] Pavely made her made her senior England debut against Ireland in a T20I in Dublin on 14 September 2024, taking three wickets for 19 runs from her four overs.^[20]