Aimee Aikenhead

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Aimee Aikenhead
Personal information
Born (2006-06-22) 22 June 2006 (age 18) [1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm Off spin
Role Batter
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  20)29 May 2023 v  Italy
Last T20I25 August 2023 v  Netherlands
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches11
Runs scored97
Batting average 19.40
100s/50s–/1
Top score57*
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 June 2024

Aimee Aikenhead (born 22 June 2006) is a cricketer who plays for the Jersey women's cricket team.

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Career

Aikenhead was a member of the Jersey squad that came third at the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier, narrowly missing out on qualification for the next stage. [2] Having been dismissed without scoring against France, [3] < she scored her first international runs in the islanders' final match against Sweden, making 13 as the team ended the tournament on a high with a 108-run win. [4] [5]

She compiled her first WT20I half-century against Guernsey in the third match of the 2023 Inter-Insular Cup at King George V Sports Ground in Castel. Opening the batting, Aikenhead hit seven boundaries in a score of 57 not out off 53 balls as Jersey sealed a 3–0 series victory. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Aikenhead was in the Jersey squad for a bilateral series against the Netherlands at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd in Utrecht in August 2023. [10] She opened the batting for the islanders in both completed matches scoring a total of 12 runs as the team struggled against higher-ranked opposition. [11]

She was one of four players shortlisted for the 2023 Jersey Cricket Women's Cricketer of the Year. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile of Aimee Aikenhead". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  2. ↑ @cricketinjersey (May 17, 2023). "Here are the 14 players selected to represent Jersey at the upcoming @ICC Women's T20 World Cup European Division 2 qualifier" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "T20 World Cup qualifier: Jersey qualification unlikely after France defeat". BBC Sport. June 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  4. ↑ "T20 World Cup qualifier: Jersey thrash Sweden by 108 runs for record victory". BBC Sport. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  5. ↑ "Jersey Women vs Sweden Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  6. ↑ "Jersey hit T20 hat-trick". Jersey Evening Post. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  7. ↑ "Jersey hit T20 hat-trick". Bailiwick Express. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  8. ↑ "Guernsey Women vs Jersey Women 2023 3rd match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  9. ↑ "Jersey set new record T20 victory as they thrash Guernsey in inter-insulars". BBC Sport. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  10. ↑ "JERSEY TOUR OF NETHERLANDS 2023". femalecricket.com. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  11. ↑ "Cricket Records In Jersey Women In Netherlands T20I Series, 2023 Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  12. ↑ "Cricket stars in running for 2023 awards". Jersey Evening Post. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
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