Benjamin Ward (cricketer)

Benjamin Ward
Personal information
Full name
Benjamin Ward
Born (1998-11-27) 27 November 1998 (age 26)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm legbreak
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 11)27 March 2023 v Canada
Last ODI30 March 2023 v Namibia
T20I debut (cap 14)15 June 2019 v Guernsey
Last T20I14 July 2024 v Norway
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 July 2024

Benjamin Ward (born 27 November 1998) is a Jersey international cricketer.[1]

Career

In 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

  1. ^ "Benjamin Ward". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  3. ^ "1st Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Region Final at Castel, Jun 15 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  4. ^ "'Strong, balanced, dynamic' - Jersey name squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier". ITV News. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Cross Pool, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Paarl, Feb 16 2020". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Jersey Men's squad announced for T20 World Cup Europe qualifiers in Spain". Czarsportz. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  7. ^ "3rd Match, Windhoek, March 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off". ESPNcricinfo. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Jersey set another T20 record in Switzerland win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Jersey thrash Belgium to stay top of T20 World Cup qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Jersey win European T20 World Cup qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Jersey through to European final qualifier". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Jersey win in Germany to advance in ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 pathway". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 July 2024.