Abbi Aitken-Drummond

Abbi Aitken-Drummond (née Aitken; born 11 April 1991) is a Scottish international cricketer.[1] She plays for the Scotland Women cricket team where she is a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. She was one of the youngest members of the team for ICC World Cup Qualifiers in Stellenbosch in 2008.

Abbi Aitken-Drummond
Personal information
Full name
Abbi Aitken-Drummond
Born (1991-04-11) 11 April 1991
Dundee, Scotland
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsAnnette Drummond (wife)
Gordon Drummond (brother-in-law)
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 1)7 July 2018 v Uganda
Last T20I23 January 2022 v Bangladesh
Source: Cricinfo, 23 January 2022

She was the captain of her national team. She led Scotland to 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier where they came fourth.[2][3][4] On 31 October 2017, she stood down as captain of the national team.[5]

In June 2018, she was named in Scotland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[6] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) for Scotland against Uganda in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018.[7]

In August 2019, she was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[8] In January 2022, she was named in Scotland's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[9]

Aitken-Drummond identifies as bisexual. She married former Scotland player Annette Drummond in June 2019.[10][11]

References
  1. "Abbi Aitken-Drummond looks ahead to ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. Internationals take part in European Academy
  3. Abbi Aitken's Scotland Wildcats On The Verge
  4. "Abbi Aitken - Captain of Women's National Cricket Team Player". Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  5. "Abbi Aitken Steps Down as Scotland Women's Captain". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  6. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  7. "2nd Match, Group B, ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier at Amstelveen, Jul 7 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  8. "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  9. "Scotland's women aim to start 2022 on a high at Commonwealth Games qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  10. "Abbi Aitken-Drummond looks ahead to ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier – Cricket Scotland". Cricket Scotland. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  11. Henderson, Andrew (25 July 2020). "Abbi Aitken-Drummond: "I do firmly believe that cricket is one of the most inclusive and diverse sports out there."". Pride of the Terrace. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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