Ben Stevens (cricketer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin David Hodfinger Stevens |
| Born | 5 May 1992 Hong Kong |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Left-arm orthodox spin |
| Role | All-rounder |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| Only ODI (cap 14) | 5 April 2023 v United Arab Emirates |
| T20I debut (cap 10) | 31 May 2019 v Guernsey |
| Last T20I | 14 July 2022 v Singapore |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 April 2023 | |
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
[edit]Stevens studied Spanish at Durham University, where he also competed for Durham MCCU.[4] 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.[5]
In April 2018, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[6] He was named as the player to watch in the squad ahead of the tournament.[7] 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.[8] The International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the player of the tournament.[9][10]
In August 2018, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier tournament in the Netherlands.[11][12] He was the leading wicket-taker in Group B of the tournament, with fourteen dismissals in six matches.[13]
In May 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup against Guernsey.[14] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Jersey against Guernsey on 31 May 2019.[15] 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.[16]
In September 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[17] In November 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[18] He made his List A debut, for Jersey against Uganda, on 2 December 2019.[19]
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.[20] He soon announced his retirement from international cricket and played his final match in the Inter-Insular 50-over match on 2 September.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ben Stevens". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Four: Jersey Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Minnows Jersey set for Twenty20 qualifying challenge". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ Mayes, Joe (18 March 2014). "Stevens stars in World Cricket League victory". Palatinate. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five: Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Chuggy's men for mission to Malaysia". Jersey Evening Post. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Groundwork for 2023 World Cup begins at WCL Division Four". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Four, 2018, Jersey: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Uganda and Denmark qualify for ICC World Cricket League Division 3". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "'An hour or two of bad cricket cost us' – Ben Stevens". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Jersey name squad for World Twenty20 first-round qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Three debutants in Jersey squad for ICC World T20 Europe Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Europe Region Qualifier B, 2018: Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Jersey play their first official T20 Internationals". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "1st T20I, Jersey tour of Guernsey at St Peter Port, May 31 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "'Strong, balanced, dynamic' - Jersey name squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier". ITV News. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Jersey name squad for World Cup Challenge League tournament in Oman". ITV News. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group B at Al Amerat, Dec 2 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of U.A.E. vs Jersey 14th Match 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Jersey Cricket's inter-insular win comes at 'exciting time' for the sport". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 10 June 2024.