Benjamin Ward (cricketer)

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Benjamin Ward
Personal information
Full name
Benjamin Ward
Born (1998-11-27) 27 November 1998 (age 25)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm legbreak
Role All-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]

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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]

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References

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