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{{short description|Australian cricketer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox cricketer
|                name = Samantha Betts
|              female = true
|               image = 2018–19 WF v SAS 18-09-23 Betts (01).jpg
|             caption = Betts batting for [[South Australian Scorpions|SA Scorpions]], 2018
|             country = Australia
|       international =
|            fullname = Samantha Marie Betts
|          birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|2|16|df=yes}}
|         birth_place = [[Orroroo, South Australia]]
|          death_date =
|         death_place =
|             batting = Right-handed
|             bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
|                role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]

|               club1 = [[South Australian Scorpions|South Australia]]
|               year1 = {{nowrap|2012/13–present}}
|         clubnumber1 =
|               club2 = [[Adelaide Strikers (WBBL)|Adelaide Strikers]]
|               year2 = {{nowrap|2015/16–2018/19}}
|         clubnumber2 = 14
|               club3 = [[Hampshire Women cricket team|Hampshire]]
|               year3 = 2016, 2019
|         clubnumber3 =
|               club4 = [[Perth Scorchers (WBBL)|Perth Scorchers]]
|               year4 = {{nowrap|2019/20–present}}
|         clubnumber4 =

|             columns = 2

|             column1 = [[List A cricket|WLA]]
|            matches1 = 57
|               runs1 = 373
|            bat avg1 = 9.56
|           100s/50s1 = 0/1
|          top score1 = 59
|         deliveries1 = 2,086
|            wickets1 = 70
|           bowl avg1 = 22.74
|            fivefor1 = 3
|             tenfor1 = 0
|       best bowling1 = 5/20
|  catches/stumpings1 = 11/–

|             column2 = [[Twenty20|WT20]]
|            matches2 = 62
|               runs2 = 221
|            bat avg2 = 11.05
|           100s/50s2 = 0/0
|          top score2 = 31
|         deliveries2 = 803
|            wickets2 = 37
|           bowl avg2 = 25.08
|            fivefor2 = 0
|             tenfor2 = 0
|       best bowling2 = 3/15
|  catches/stumpings2 = 14/–

|                date = 28 March 2021
|              source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/955/955123/955123.html CricketArchive
}}
'''Samantha Marie Betts''' (born 6 February 1996) is an Australian [[cricket]]er who plays for [[South Australian Scorpions]] and [[Perth Scorchers (WBBL)|Perth Scorchers]].<ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/381313.html |title=Samantha Betts|accessdate=7 March 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/955/955123/955123.html |title=Samantha Betts|accessdate=28 March 2021 |work=CricketArchive}}</ref>

A native of [[Broken Hill]], New South Wales, Betts won selection on the Scorpions' rookie list as a 17-year old schoolgirl for the 2012–13 season, after being spotted by former Australian international player [[Shelley Nitschke]].  She had previously done "a fair bit of training and stuff with the guys at the West Broken Hill Cricket Club", and had played in a women's competition in Adelaide.<ref name="bdt 2012-07-12">{{cite news|last1=Sheffield|first1=Ben|title=Samantha to smash ‘em for six|url=http://bdtruth.com.au/main/news/article/3580-samantha-to-smash-ÃƒÂ¢ÃƒÂ¯Ã‚Â¿Ã‚Â½ÃƒÂ¯Ã‚Â¿Ã‚Â½em-for-six.html|accessdate=7 March 2017|work=[[Barrier Daily Truth]]|date=12 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="bdt 2013-10-22">{{cite news|last1=Argent|first1=Peter|title=Betts makes mark|url=http://bdtruth.com.au/main/news/article/5199-Betts-makes-mark.html|accessdate=7 March 2017|work=Barrier Daily Truth|date=22 October 2013}}</ref>

As a Scorpions rookie, Betts continued to live and attend school in Broken Hill, while travelling to Adelaide once each week to train with the Scorpions.<ref name="bdt 2012-07-12"/>

After making her Scorpions debut during the 2012–13 season, Betts steadily improved to become a mainstay bowler in the Scorpions squad, providing support for the team's strike bowler [[Megan Schutt]]. She also worked heavily on her batting.  In the 2015–16 [[Women's National Cricket League]] competition, her best Scorpions bowling performance was 3/39 against [[Victorian Spirit]].<ref name="bdt 2013-10-22"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Samantha Betts|url=http://www.saca.com.au/teams/scorpions/samantha-betts|website=SACA website|accessdate=7 March 2017}}</ref>

Betts was a member of the Adelaide Strikers' squad from its inaugural [[2015–16 Women's Big Bash League season|WBBL01 season (2015–16)]] until 2019.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Strikers Media|title=Strikers sign Websters Lawyers and bowling duo for rebel WBBL{{!}}01|url=http://www.adelaidestrikers.com.au/news/strikers-sign-websters-lawyers-and-bowling-duo-for-rebel-wbbl01/2015-12-05|website=Adelaide Strikers website|accessdate=7 March 2017|date=5 December 2015}}</ref>  In 2016, she was awarded the [[Adam Gilchrist]] Cricket Scholarship to travel to the UK and represent [[Hampshire Women cricket team|Hampshire County Cricket Club]].  The Scholarship, funded by the [[Lord's Taverners]], is presented to the best female cricketer in Australia who is 21 or younger and grew up in rural Australia.<ref>{{cite web|author1=SACA Media|title=Samantha Betts receives Adam Gilchrist Cricket Scholarship|url=http://www.saca.com.au/news/samantha-betts-receives-adam-gilchrist-cricket-scholarship/2016-02-26|website=SACA website|accessdate=7 March 2017|date=26 February 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Samantha Betts}}
*{{Cricinfo|id=381313}}
*{{CricketArchive|id=955123}}
*[https://www.cricket.com.au/players/samantha-betts/1DEmHMlP6keirNS007vAqA Samantha Betts] at [[Cricket Australia]]

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[[Category:1996 births]]
[[Category:Adelaide Strikers (WBBL) cricketers]]
[[Category:Australian women cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from South Australia]]
[[Category:Hampshire women cricketers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Orroroo, South Australia]]
[[Category:Perth Scorchers (WBBL) cricketers]]
[[Category:South Australian Scorpions cricketers]]