[9] By this stage he had already earned a scholarship at Rugby School, where he was coached by their director of cricket and former Warwickshire captain Mike Powell.
[9] In 2021, he scored 202 in the first innings of Rugby School’s annual two-day fixture against Marlborough College, a modern day record.
Bethell played cricket with Warwickshire from a young age, and signed a three-year professional contract with them in January 2021.
[19] Bethell was named vice-captain of England's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies,[20] where he scored 88 from 42 balls in the side's quarter final victory over South Africa.
[25][26] He subsequently made his Test match debut against New Zealand on 28 November 2024 and scored 50 not out off 37 balls in England's second innings as they won by eight wickets.