Gibraltar women's national cricket team explained

Gibraltar
Association:Gibraltar Cricket Association
Captain:Amy Benatar
Icc Status:Associate member
Icc Member Year:1969
Icc Region:Europe
First T20i:v at Europa Sports Park, Gibraltar; 20 April 2024
Most Recent T20i:v at Vinoř Cricket Ground, Prague; 16 June 2024
Num T20is:7
Num T20is This Year:7
T20i Record:6/1 (0 ties, 0 no results)
T20i Record This Year:6/1 (0 ties, 0 no results)
Asofdate:16 June 2024

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.[1]

History

In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all of its members.[2] Therefore, all Twenty20 (T20) matches played between Gibraltar and other ICC members since 1 July 2018 have been eligible for full official international status.[3]

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.[4] [5] 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.[6] [5] 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.[7] [8]

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.[9] [10] [11] [12]

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Gibraltar Women[13] Last updated 16 June 2024

Playing Record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals 7 6 1 0 0 20 April 2024

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations

Records complete to WT20I #1926. Last updated 16 June 2024.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
ICC Associate members
2 1 1 0 0 15 June 2024 16 June 2024
2 2 0 0 0 14 June 2024 14 June 2024
3 3 0 0 0 20 April 2024 20 April 2024

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/54.html Gibraltar
  2. Web site: All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status . International Cricket Council . 26 April 2018.
  3. Web site: T20s between all ICC members to have international status . ESPNcricinfo . 26 April 2018 . 26 April 2018.
  4. Web site: Gibraltar and Estonia women to play T20I bi-lateral series in April 2024. 21 April 2024. Czarsports.
  5. Web site: Three out of three for Gibraltar Women's cricket against Estonia. Gibraltar Chronicle. 2024-06-05.
  6. Web site: Gibraltar Women vs Estonia Women 2nd T20I. ESPNcricinfo. 2024-06-05.
  7. Web site: Grandmother becomes oldest international cricketer. BBC Sport. 2024-06-05.
  8. Web site: Meet Sally Barton: LSE's Political Science teacher-turned oldest T20I cricketer in history!. The Week. 2024-06-05.
  9. Web site: Women's Central Europe Cup. ESPNcricinfo. 2024-06-17.
  10. Web site: Gibraltar's women's team wins Central Europe Cricket Cup. GBC. 2024-06-17.
  11. Web site: Gibraltar win Women's Central Europe Cup. Cricket Europe. 2024-06-18.
  12. Web site: Gibraltar Women Crowned Women’s Cricket Central Europe Cup Champions. Gibraltar Chronicle. 2024-06-19.
  13. Web site: Records for Gibraltar Women in Women T20I matches . ESPNcricinfo . 21 April 2024.
  14. Web site: Gibraltar Women Highest Totals. ESPNcricinfo. 2024-06-05.
  15. Web site: Gibraltar Women High Scores. ESPNcricinfo. 2024-06-05.
  16. Web site: Gibraltar Women Best Bowling Figures. ESPNcricinfo. 2024-06-05.