Ben Stevens (cricketer)
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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]
| 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 | |
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]
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