Ethan Bamber

Ethan Read Bamber (born 17 December 1998) is an English cricketer.^[1] Bamber signed a professional contract with Middlesex in 2018.^[2] He made his first-class debut for Middlesex in the 2018 County Championship on 17 August 2018.^[3] Prior to his first-class debut, he was named in England's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[4]

Ethan Bamber

Bamber in 2025
Personal information
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)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2018–2024	Middlesex (squad no. 54)
2019	→ Gloucestershire (on loan)
2025	Warwickshire
First-class debut	19 August 2018 Middlesex v Northamptonshire
List A debut	25 July 2021 Middlesex v Essex
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 72 22 7 Runs scored 932 117 5 Batting average 13.50 10.63 – 100s/50s 1/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 107 21 3* Balls bowled 13,699 1,126 95 Wickets 230 32 4 Bowling average 28.79 29.21 41.75 5 wickets in innings 4 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/20 3/27 3/29 Catches/stumpings 18/– 4/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 August 2025

Career

Bamber was England's joint top wicket taker at the 2018 U19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.^[5] He finished the tournament as England's joint leading wicket taker.^[1] Bamber also toured South Africa with the England Young Lions.^[6][7]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Middlesex, against Leinster Lightning on 21 June 2019, during Middlesex's tour of Ireland.^[8] On 14 July 2019, Bamber joined Gloucestershire on a one-month loan, making his debut the next day in the County Championship against Leicestershire.^[9] He made his List A debut on 25 July 2021, for Middlesex in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.^[10]

Bamber is nicknamed 'mini-murts' in the Middlesex team, as he was regarded as a long-term successor to Middlesex's veteran bowler Tim Murtagh.^[11]

Bamber received his county cap in May 2022.^[12]

In July 2024, he joined Warwickshire on a three-year contract to start in the 2025 season.^[13]

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^[14] before attending Mill Hill School, a private school in North London.^[15] He supports Arsenal FC and has regularly watched Saracens FC.^[16]