Shanika Bruce

Shanika Jamila Bruce (born 20 February 1995) is a Barbadian cricketer who plays for the Barbados women's national cricket team in the Women's Super50 Cup and the Twenty20 Blaze tournaments.[1][2] In April 2019, Bruce was named as one of six reserve players for the West Indies' tour of England and Ireland.[3] In April 2021, Bruce was named in Cricket West Indies' high-performance training camp in Antigua.[4][5] Bruce is also studying for a degree at the University of the West Indies.[6]

Shanika Bruce
Personal information
Full name
Shanika Jamila Bruce
Born (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National sides
T20I debut (cap 2/47)29 July 2022 
Barbados v Pakistan
Last T20I25 January 2023 
West Indies v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentBarbados
2022Barbados Royals
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches 4
Runs scored 1
Batting average –
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 1*
Balls bowled 54
Wickets 3
Bowling average 19.66
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/7
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 January 2023

In June 2021, Bruce was named in the West Indies A Team for their series against Pakistan.[7][8] In July 2022, she was named in the Barbados team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[9] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 29 July 2022, for Barbados against Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games.[10]

References
  1. "Shanika Bruce". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. "Quintyne to captain Barbados Women in BCA Division 2 Championship". Barbados Cricket Association. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. "Matthews, King return for West Indies tour of Ireland and England". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. "30 West Indies players to undergo month-long training camp starting from May 2". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. "Rashada Williams among 4 Jamaicans in Windies women's training squad". Loop Jamaica. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  6. "The return of Shanika Bruce". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  7. "Twin sisters Kycia Knight and Kyshona Knight return to West Indies side for Pakistan T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. "Stafanie Taylor, Reniece Boyce to lead strong WI, WI-A units against PAK, PAK-A". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  9. "Barbados team named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". Barbados Today. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  10. "2nd Match, Group A (D/N), Birmingham, July 29, 2022, Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2022.


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