Charis Rebekah Pavely (born 25 October 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Warwickshire and London Spirit. 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 21)
Redditch, Worcestershire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 64)14 September 2024 v Ireland
Last T20I15 September 2024 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021–2024Worcestershire
2023–2024Central Sparks
2023–2024Birmingham Phoenix
2025–presentWarwickshire
Career statistics
Competition WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 2 30 51
Runs scored 9 908 422
Batting average 4.50 45.40 14.55
100s/50s 0/0 2/6 0/1
Top score 8 128* 68*
Balls bowled 48 823 746
Wickets 3 26 32
Bowling average 17.66 24.88 26.96
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/19 4/31 3/7
Catches/stumpings 1/– 12/– 19/–
Source: CricketArchive, 7 May 2026

Early life

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

Domestic career

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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

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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]

References

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  1. "Player Profile: Charis Pavely". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Player Profile: Charis Pavely". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  3. "ADHD awareness month: Cricketer Charis Pavely on her diagnosis & how it changed her life". BBC Sport. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  4. "Berkshire Women v Worcestershire Women, 25 April 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  5. "Worcestershire Women v Shropshire Women, 2 May 2022 @ 11:00". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  6. Tromans, Joe (23 February 2021). "Quartet of Pathway Players Earn Central Sparks Academy Spot". Worcestershire Rapids. Archived from the original on 4 November 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  7. "Central Sparks Confirm 2023 Academy Squad and Expanded Emerging Player Programme". Central Sparks. 31 October 2022. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  8. "Central Sparks 2023 Squad Announcement". Central Sparks. 18 April 2023. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  9. "Bristol, June 4 2023, Charlotte Edwards Cup: Central Sparks v Western Storm". ESPNcricinfo. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  10. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  11. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  12. "Issy Wong shines with bat and ball as Sparks defeat Stars". ESPNCricinfo. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  13. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  14. "Charis Pavely Signs First Pro Contract". Central Sparks. 1 November 2023. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  15. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  16. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  17. "England Women U19 announce squad for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023". England and Wales Cricket Board. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  18. "Records/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2022/23 - England Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  19. "7th Match, Group B, Potchefstroom, January 15 2023, ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup: England Women Under-19s v Zimbabwe Women Under-19s". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  20. "Ruthless England thrash Ireland in first T20". BBC Sport. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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