Selina Solman

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Selina Solman
Personal information
Full name
Selina Solman
Born (1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 30)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  9)6 May 2019 v  PNG
Last T20I6 October 2022 v  PNG
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches17
Runs scored227
Batting average 20.63
100s/50s0/1
Top score50*
Balls bowled329
Wickets 15
Bowling average 18.06
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling3/10
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 November 2022
Medal record
Representing Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Women's Cricket
Pacific Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Apia Twenty20 International

Selina Solman (born 8 February 1994) is a Vanuatuan cricketer and the current captain of the Vanuatu women's cricket team. [1] [2] She was the first female cricketer from Vanuatu to play grade cricket in Australia. [3] She also played for the East Asia-Pacific team in the Australian Country Cricket Championships, with the International Cricket Council (ICC) calling her a "crucial player for the team". [4]

In April 2019, she was named as the captain of Vanuatu's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier EAP tournament, also held in Vanuatu. [5] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut against Papua New Guinea in the Women's Qualifier EAP tournament on 6 May 2019. [6]

Solman has also represented Vanuatu in netball at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games, [7] becoming one of the few dual sport representatives for the nation internationally. [8]

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