Ben Stevens (cricketer) explained

Ben Stevens
Country:Jersey
Fullname:Benjamin David Hodfinger Stevens
Birth Date:5 May 1992
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Batting:Left-handed
Role:All-rounder
International:Yes
Oneodi:true
Odidebutdate:5 April
Odidebutyear:2023
Odidebutagainst:United Arab Emirates
Odicap:14
T20idebutdate:31 May
T20idebutyear:2019
T20idebutagainst:Guernsey
T20icap:10
Lastt20idate:14 July
Lastt20iyear:2022
Lastt20iagainst:Singapore
Date:5 April 2023
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/370034.html ESPNcricinfo
Bowling:Left-arm orthodox spin

Benjamin David Hodfinger Stevens (born 5 May 1992) is a retired Jersey international cricketer.[1] In 2014 he played in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four.[2] He was a member of the Jersey squad for the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[3]

Career

In September 2017, he took the most wickets for Jersey in the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament, with a total of fourteen dismissals in five matches.[4]

In April 2018, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[5] He was named as the player to watch in the squad ahead of the tournament.[6] He was the leading run-scorer for Jersey in the tournament, with 253 runs in six matches, and the leading wicket-taker for his side, with thirteen dismissals.[7] The International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the player of the tournament.[8] [9]

In August 2018, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier tournament in the Netherlands.[10] [11] He was the leading wicket-taker in Group B of the tournament, with fourteen dismissals in six matches.[12]

In May 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup against Guernsey.[13] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Jersey against Guernsey on 31 May 2019.[14] The same month, he was named in Jersey's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.[15]

In September 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[16] In November 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[17] He made his List A debut, for Jersey against Uganda, on 2 December 2019.[18]

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 for Jersey on 5 April 2023, against the United Arab Emirates.[19] He soon announced his retirement from international cricket and played his final match in the Inter-Insular 50-over match on 2 September.[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ben Stevens . 7 June 2015 . ESPNcricinfo.
  2. Web site: ICC World Cricket League Division Four: Jersey Squad . 7 June 2015 . ESPNcricinfo.
  3. Web site: Minnows Jersey set for Twenty20 qualifying challenge . 7 June 2015 . BBC Sport.
  4. Web site: 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five: Most Wickets . 9 September 2017 . ESPNcricinfo.
  5. Web site: Chuggy's men for mission to Malaysia . 5 April 2018 . 6 April 2018 . Jersey Evening Post.
  6. Web site: Groundwork for 2023 World Cup begins at WCL Division Four . 28 April 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
  7. Web site: ICC World Cricket League Division Four, 2018, Jersey: Batting and bowling averages . ESPNcricinfo . 11 April 2024.
  8. Web site: Uganda and Denmark qualify for ICC World Cricket League Division 3 . 5 May 2018 . International Cricket Council.
  9. Web site: ‘An hour or two of bad cricket cost us’ – Ben Stevens . 7 May 2018 . International Cricket Council.
  10. Web site: Jersey name squad for World Twenty20 first-round qualifier . BBC Sport . 13 August 2018.
  11. Web site: Three debutants in Jersey squad for ICC World T20 Europe Qualifier . International Cricket Council . 14 August 2018.
  12. Web site: ICC World Twenty20 Europe Region Qualifier B, 2018: Most wickets . ESPNcricinfo . 2 September 2018.
  13. Web site: Jersey play their first official T20 Internationals . 30 May 2019 . Cricket Europe . 29 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190529044753/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000007/000711.shtml . dead .
  14. Web site: 1st T20I, Jersey tour of Guernsey at St Peter Port, May 31 2019 . ESPNcricinfo . 31 May 2019.
  15. Web site: Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019 . International Cricket Council . 31 May 2019.
  16. Web site: 'Strong, balanced, dynamic' - Jersey name squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier . ITV News . 16 September 2019.
  17. Web site: Jersey name squad for World Cup Challenge League tournament in Oman . ITV News . 7 November 2019.
  18. Web site: 1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group B at Al Amerat, Dec 2 2019 . ESPNcricinfo . 2 December 2019.
  19. Web site: Full Scorecard of U.A.E. vs Jersey 14th Match 2023 . 2023-04-05 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  20. Web site: Jersey Cricket's inter-insular win comes at ‘exciting time’ for the sport. Jersey Evening Post. 2024-06-10.

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