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
Matches39
Runs scored465
Batting average 18.69
100s/50s0/1
Top score50*
Balls bowled745
Wickets 43
Bowling average 13.83
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling5/9
Catches/stumpings 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2024
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]

On 19 January 2024, Solman became the first player from Vanuatu to take a Women's Twenty20 International five-wicket haul with 5/9 against the Cook Islands at the Women's T20I Pacific Cup in Auckland, New Zealand. [9] [10] [11]

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  2. ↑ "Selina Solman – on top of the cricket world". The Vanuatu Independent. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Solman paving the way for Vanuatu Women's Cricket". The Vanuatu Independent. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Underdogs Vanuatu Up for the Challenge". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Just two steps away from World Cup spots for teams in Women's Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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  7. ↑ "Mini games feature dual national athletes". Loop PNG. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Being Dual Nationals an Honour for Female Cricketers". van2017. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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