Benjamin Ward (cricketer)
{{short description|Jersey cricketer (born 1998)}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2024}}
{{use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Benjamin Ward
| image =
| country = Jersey
| fullname = Benjamin Ward
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|11|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place =
| bowling = Right-arm legbreak
| batting = Right-handed
| role = All-rounder
| international = true
| odidebutdate = 27 March
| odidebutyear = 2023
| odidebutagainst = Canada
| odicap = 11
| lastodidate = 30 March
| lastodiyear = 2023
| lastodiagainst = Namibia
| T20Idebutdate = 15 June
| T20Idebutyear = 2019
| T20Idebutagainst = Guernsey
| T20Icap = 14
| lastT20Idate = 11 July
| lastT20Iyear = 2025
| lastT20Iagainst = Scotland
| date = 11 July 2025
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1112212.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
Benjamin Ward (born 27 November 1998) is a Jersey international cricketer.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1112212.html |title=Benjamin Ward |access-date=15 June 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}
Career
In May 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1231405 |title=Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=31 May 2019}} He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut in the opening match of the competition on 15 June 2019 against the host nation Guernsey.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1185179.html |title=1st Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Region Final at Castel, Jun 15 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 June 2019}}
Ward was a member of Jersey's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2019-09-16/strong-balanced-dynamic-jersey-name-squad-for-t20-world-cup-qualifier/ |title='Strong, balanced, dynamic' - Jersey name squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier |work=ITV News |access-date=16 September 2019}} He made his List A debut on 16 February 2020, for Boland in the 2019–20 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge in South Africa.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1194370.html |title=Cross Pool, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Paarl, Feb 16 2020 |access-date=16 February 2020 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}
In October 2021, Ward was named in Jersey's T20I squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament.{{cite web|url=https://czarsportzauto.com/jersey-squad-t20-world-cup-europe-qualifiers/ |title=Jersey Men's squad announced for T20 World Cup Europe qualifiers in Spain |work=Czarsportz |date=4 October 2021 |access-date=4 October 2021}}
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 on 27 March 2023, for Jersey against Canada in that tournament.{{Cite web |title=3rd Match, Windhoek, March 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-qualifier-play-off-2023-1365085/canada-vs-jersey-3rd-match-1365094/live-cricket-score |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=ESPNcricinfo |date=27 March 2023 |language=en}}
During the 2024–25 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier in Germany in July 2024, Ward took four wickets for just six runs in the group stage match against Switzerland.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c8vd11272rjo|title=Jersey set another T20 record in Switzerland win|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 July 2024}} Later in the event he bagged four wickets for 12 runs against Belgium.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c4ng6nxz0gpo|title=Jersey thrash Belgium to stay top of T20 World Cup qualifier|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=10 July 2024}} Ward took 3/9 in the final against Norway as Jersey won by six wickets.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cv2g4pzwmr9o|title=Jersey win European T20 World Cup qualifier|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=14 July 2024}} He was named man-of-the-match in the final and overall player of the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2024/articles/000007/000772.shtml|title=Jersey through to European final qualifier|publisher=Cricket Europe|accessdate=15 July 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/jersey-win-in-germany-to-advance-in-icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026-pathway|title=Jersey win in Germany to advance in ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 pathway|publisher=International Cricket Council|accessdate=18 July 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{ESPNcricinfo|id=1112212}}
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Category:Jersey Twenty20 International cricketers