Ben Stevens (cricketer)
Benjamin David Hodfinger Stevens (born 5 May 1992) is a Jersey international cricketer.[1] In 2014 he played in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four[2] and he was selected in the Jersey squad for the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[3]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Benjamin David Hodfinger Stevens |
Born | Hong Kong | 5 May 1992
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 |
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][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][15] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Jersey against Guernsey on 31 May 2019.[16] 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.[17]
In September 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[18] In November 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[19] He made his List A debut, for Jersey against Uganda, on 2 December 2019.[20]
In March 2023, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.[21] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Jersey on 5 April 2023, against the United Arab Emirates.[22] He soon announced his retirement from international cricket and played his final match in the Inter-Insular 50-over match on 2nd September.
References
- "Ben Stevens". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- "ICC World Cricket League Division Four: Jersey Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- "Minnows Jersey set for Twenty20 qualifying challenge". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- "2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five: Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- "The 14 man national squad travelling to Malaysia". Jersey Cricket Board. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- "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". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- "ICC World Cricket League Division Four, 2018, Jersey: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- "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". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- @cricketinjersey (20 May 2019). "Just 12 days to go until the start of the 2019 infrasofttech T20I Inter Insular Cup" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "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". ESPN Cricinfo. 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". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- @cricketinjersey (15 March 2023). "Chuggy leads an experienced Mens Squad to the ICC 50 Over World Cup Qualifier Play-off Tournament in Namibia 24 March-5 April" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Full Scorecard of U.A.E. vs Jersey 14th Match 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2023.