Benjamin Ward (born 27 November 1998) is a Jersey international cricketer.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Ward |
| Born | 27 November 1998 |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm legbreak |
| Role | All-rounder |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| ODI debut (cap 11) | 27 March 2023 v Canada |
| Last ODI | 30 March 2023 v Namibia |
| T20I debut (cap 14) | 15 June 2019 v Guernsey |
| Last T20I | 14 July 2024 v Norway |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 July 2024 | |
Career
editIn May 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.[2] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut in the opening match of the competition on 15 June 2019 against the host nation Guernsey.[3]
Ward was a member of Jersey's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[4] He made his List A debut on 16 February 2020, for Boland in the 2019–20 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge in South Africa.[5]
In October 2021, Ward was named in Jersey's T20I squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament.[6]
In March 2023, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Jersey against Canada in that tournament.[7]
During the 2024–25 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier in Germany in July 2024, Ward took four wickets for just six runs in the group stage match against Switzerland.[8] Later in the event he bagged four wickets for 12 runs against Belgium.[9] Ward took 3/9 in the final against Norway as Jersey won by six wickets.[10] He was named man-of-the-match in the final and overall player of the tournament.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ "Benjamin Ward". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "1st Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Region Final at Castel, Jun 15 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "'Strong, balanced, dynamic' - Jersey name squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier". ITV News. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Cross Pool, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Paarl, Feb 16 2020". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Jersey Men's squad announced for T20 World Cup Europe qualifiers in Spain". Czarsportz. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "3rd Match, Windhoek, March 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off". ESPNcricinfo. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Jersey set another T20 record in Switzerland win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Jersey thrash Belgium to stay top of T20 World Cup qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Jersey win European T20 World Cup qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Jersey through to European final qualifier". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Jersey win in Germany to advance in ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 pathway". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 July 2024.