England cricketer Jacob Bethell gets ounce of gold for ton of runs

Pragnell, the family-owned British jeweller, has named Jacob Bethell, the rising star of English cricket, as a brand ambassador and pledged one ounce of gold for every century he scores while representing England over 2025-26.

The batter, ranked third in the world by age, has had a meteoric rise to top-tier cricket with what is described as a stellar summer playing for his county, Warwickshire, and country.

At only 20, he made his Test match debut for England against New Zealand last November with three half-centuries and has since played in the Indian Premier League for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru before returning to the UK for international duty this summer.

Bethell has impressed England selectors with his performances at county level and at the Indian Premier League ANDY KEARNS/GETTY IMAGES

Bethell, 21, will become the youngest man to captain England in international cricket when he leads the T20 side on a tour of Ireland next month, surpassing a record held for 136 years by Monty Bowden, who was 23.

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