Jersey women's cricket team
 Flag of Jersey | ||||||||||
| Association | Jersey Cricket Board | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Chloe Greechan | |||||||||
| Coach | Darren Thomas | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (2007) Affiliate member (2005) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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| Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First WT20I |  Guernsey at College Field, Saint Peter Port; 31 May 2019 | |||||||||
| Last WT20I |  Netherlands at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht; 25 August 2023 | |||||||||
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| As of 1 January 2024 | ||||||||||
The Jersey women's cricket team is the team that represents the Crown dependency of Jersey in international women's cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2005, and an associate member in 2007.[4]
History[edit]
In 2011 Jersey won the European Women's Cricket Festival hosted in Utrecht, defeating Germany in the final.[5]
In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Jersey women and other ICC members after 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status.[6]
Jersey played their first WT20I on 31 May 2019, losing to neighbours Jersey by seven wickets in the 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup at College Field, Saint Peter Port.[7][8][9]
They got their first WT20I win later that year when they defeated Norway by seven wickets on 1 August on day two of the 2019 France Women's T20I Quadrangular Series held in Nantes. With four victories and two defeats, Jersey finished second behind hosts France in the tournament which also included Austria.[10] [11] Jersey's squad at the event featured several players still at school including Nia Greig who, aged just 11 years and 40 days, became the youngest-ever international cricketer when she played in the islanders' opening match against the French.[12][13]
Trinity Smith scored the first WT20I half-century for Jersey on 6 May 2022, hitting 59 not out off 43 balls against Spain at the 2022 France Women's T20I Quadrangular Series.[14] Unbeaten throughout, Jersey won the tournament in Dreux which also included France and Austria.[15]
The following month, Jersey won the newly-expanded Women's T20I Inter-Insular Cup winning all three matches at home against Guernsey.[16]
In January 2023, it was announced that Jersey had been chosen to host the inaugural 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier division two tournament to be staged in May and June.[17][18]
At the event, the islanders finished third out of six teams to narrowly miss out on progressing to the next stage of qualification. During the competition, Chloe Greechan became the first Jersey woman to take a five-wicket haul in WT20Is when she bagged 5/4 in a 108-run win against Sweden on 2 June 2024.[19][20]
Later that month, Jersey played Guernsey in the 2023 edition of the Women's T20I Inter-Insular Cup at King George V Sports Ground in Castel. For the second successive year they swept the contest 3-0 with the highlight being the third match where they scored their highest total in a WT20I to date - 196/3 - before dismissing the hosts for 39 to win by 157 runs which was a new record for their biggest winning margin.[21]
Records and statistics[edit]
International Match Summary — Jersey Women[22]
Last updated 25 August 2023
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 24 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 31 May 2019 |
Twenty20 International[edit]
- Highest team total: 196/3 v Guernsey on 25 June 2023 at King George V Sports Ground, Castel.[23]
- Highest individual score: 59*, Trinity Smith v Spain on 6 May 2022 at Dreux Sport Cricket Club, Dreux.[24]
- Best individual bowling figures: 5/4, Chloe Greechan v Sweden on 2 June 2023 at FB Playing Fields, St Clement.[25]
T20I record versus other nations[22]
Records complete to WT20I #1545. Last updated 25 August 2023.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| ICC Associate members | |||||||
 Austria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 August 2019 | 3 August 2019 |
 France
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 July 2019 | 2 August 2019 |
 Germany
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 May 2023 | |
| Guernsey
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 May 2019 | 25 June 2022 |
 Italy
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 May 2023 | 29 May 2023 |
| Netherlands
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3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 August 2023 | |
 Norway
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 August 2019 | 1 August 2019 |
 Spain
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 May 2022 | 6 May 2022 |
 Sweden
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 June 2023 | 2 June 2023 |
 Turkey
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 May 2023 | 30 May 2023 |
See also[edit]
- Jersey Cricket Board
- List of Jersey cricketers
- List of Jersey women Twenty20 International cricketers
References[edit]
- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "WT20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Jersey-Associate Member of ICC". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Jersey's women win European Cricket Festival". BBC Sport. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Guernsey Women beat Jersey in islands' first full international". ITV. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "InfrasoftTech Women's T20I Inter Insular Cup". cricclubs.com. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Guernsey Women vs Jersey Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Young cricketers take second in "unbelievable" tournament". Bailiwick Express. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "WT20 Quad France 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Youngest international cricketer". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "ICC prohibit under 15s from playing international cricket". The Cricketer. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Jersey Women vs Spain Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Jersey Women on the up". Jersey Post. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "A home hat-trickublisher=Jersey Post". Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Jersey to host 2024 Women's T20 World Cup qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Jersey to Host Women's T20 World Cup Pathway Event". Jersey Cricket. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "T20 World Cup qualifier: Jersey thrash Sweden by 108 runs for record victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Jersey aim to build on record-breaking week of cricket". The Gantry. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Jersey set new record T20 victory as they thrash Guernsey in inter-insulars". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Records / Jersey Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Records / Jersey women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Records / Jersey women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Records / Jersey women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
