Gibraltar women's national cricket team

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Gibraltar
Flag of Gibraltar.svg
Flag of Gibraltar
Association Gibraltar Cricket Association
Personnel
CaptainAmy Benatar
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member (1969)
ICC region Europe
ICC RankingsCurrent [1] Best-ever
T20I 44th 44th (25 Aug 2025)
T20 Internationals
First T20Iv Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia at Europa Sports Park, Gibraltar; 20 April 2024
Last T20Iv Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia at Estonian National Cricket and Rugby Field 2, Tallinn; 3 August 2025
T20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [2] 16 10/6 (0 ties, 0 no results)
This year [3] 7 4/3 (0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 3 August 2025

The Gibraltar women's national cricket team is the team that represents the British overseas territory of Gibraltar in women's international cricket. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1969. [4]

Contents

History

In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all of its members. [5] Therefore, all Twenty20 (T20) matches played between Gibraltar and other ICC members since 1 July 2018 have been eligible for full official international status. [6]

Gibraltar played their first Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) during a three-match home series against Estonia on 20 April 2024, winning by 100 runs. The following day the sides met for two more games at Europa Sports Park with Gibraltar emerging victorious by 128 runs in the first match and 88 runs in the second to complete a 3-0 sweep. [7] [8] During match two of the series, captain and opening batter, Amy Benatar, registered the first WT20I half-century by a Gibraltar player scoring 68 not out off 74 balls. [9] [8] That match was also notable as it featured Sally Barton whose appearance as Gibraltar's wicketkeeper made her the oldest person to play international cricket aged 66 years and 334 days. [10] [11]

In June 2024, the team won the Women's Central Europe Cup at the Vinoř Cricket Ground in Prague, Czech Republic, winning three of their four matches to take the title on net run-rate ahead of Croatia with the hosts Czech Republic in third. [12] [13] [14] [15]

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Gibraltar Women [16]

Last updated 3 August 2025

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals161060020 April 2024

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations [16]

Records complete to WT20I #2432. Last updated 3 August 2025.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
ICC Associate members
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2020011 June 2025
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2110015 June 202416 June 2024
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4400014 June 202414 June 2024
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 6510020 April 202420 April 2024
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 2020015 December 2024

See also

References

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  2. "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. "T20I matches - 2025 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. Gibraltar at CricketArchive
  5. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  6. "T20s between all ICC members to have international status". ESPNcricinfo. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  7. "Gibraltar and Estonia women to play T20I bi-lateral series in April 2024". Czarsports. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Three out of three for Gibraltar Women's cricket against Estonia". Gibraltar Chronicle. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  9. "Gibraltar Women vs Estonia Women 2nd T20I". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  10. "Grandmother becomes oldest international cricketer". BBC Sport. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  11. "Meet Sally Barton: LSE's Political Science teacher-turned oldest T20I cricketer in history!". The Week. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  12. "Women's Central Europe Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  13. "Gibraltar's women's team wins Central Europe Cricket Cup". GBC. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  14. "Gibraltar win Women's Central Europe Cup". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  15. "Gibraltar Women Crowned Women's Cricket Central Europe Cup Champions". Gibraltar Chronicle. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  16. 1 2 "Records for Gibraltar Women in Women T20I matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  17. "Gibraltar Women Highest Totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  18. "Gibraltar Women High Scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  19. "Gibraltar Women Best Bowling Figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2024.