Jersey women's cricket team

In 2012, Jersey won the European Women's Cricket Festival hosted in Utrecht, defeating Germany in the final.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/19060701|title=Jersey's women win European Cricket Festival|publisher=BBC Sport|date=31 July 2012|access-date=10 July 2023}}

In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Jersey women and other ICC members after 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322 |title=All T20I matches to get international status |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=26 April 2018}}

Jersey played their first WT20I on 31 May 2019, losing to neighbours Guernsey by seven wickets in the 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup at College Field, Saint Peter Port.{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2019-06-03/guernsey-women-beat-jersey-in-islands-first-full-international

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They got their first WT20I win later that year when they defeated Norway by seven wickets on 1 August on day two of the 2019 France Women's T20I Quadrangular Series held in Nantes. With four victories and two defeats, Jersey finished second behind hosts France in the tournament which also included Austria.{{cite web|url=https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/young-cricketeers-take-second-place-unbelievable-tournament/|title=Young cricketers take second in "unbelievable" tournament|publisher=Bailiwick Express|access-date=2024-06-05}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/wt20-quad-france-2019-1193663|title=WT20 Quad France 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2024-06-03}} Jersey's squad at the event featured several players still at school including Nia Greig who, aged just 11 years and 40 days, became the youngest-ever international cricketer when she played in the islanders' opening match against the French.

{{cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/577860-youngest-international-cricket-player-on-debut|title=Youngest international cricketer|publisher=Guinness World Records|access-date=2024-06-05}}

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Trinity Smith scored the first WT20I half-century for Jersey on 6 May 2022, hitting 59 not out off 43 balls against Spain at the 2022 France Women's T20I Quadrangular Series.

{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20i-quadrangular-series-in-france-2022-1310205/jersey-women-vs-spain-women-3rd-match-1310212/full-scorecard|title=Jersey Women vs Spain Women|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2024-06-03}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/jersey-register-second-win-of-the-quadrangular-series|title=Jersey register third win of the quadrangular series|publisher=womenscriczone.com|access-date=2024-06-20}} Unbeaten throughout, Jersey won the tournament in Dreux which also included France and Austria.

{{cite web|url=https://www.jerseyeveningpost.com/sport/2022/05/09/jersey-women-on-the-up/|title=Jersey Women on the up|publisher=Jersey Evening Post|access-date=2024-06-05}}{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/jersey-finish-the-quadrangular-in-france-unbeaten-to-win-the-trophy|title=Unbeaten Jersey make it four-in-four to win Quadrangular T20I trophy in France|publisher=womenscriczone.com|access-date=2024-06-20}}{{cite web|url=https://emergingcricket.com/news/eurowrap-jerseys-women-win-in-france-while-finlands-men-give-denmark-a-fright/|title=Eurowrap: Jersey’s women win in France, while Finland’s men give Denmark a fright|publisher=Emerging Cricket|access-date=2024-06-21}}

The following month, Jersey won the newly-expanded Women's T20I Inter-Insular Cup winning all three matches at home against Guernsey.{{cite web|url=https://jerseyeveningpost.com/sport/more/cricket/2022/06/27/a-home-hat-trick/|title=A home hat-trick|publisher=Jersey Evening Post|access-date=2024-06-05}}

In January 2023, it was announced that Jersey had been chosen to host the inaugural 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier division two tournament to be staged in May and June.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/64469655|title=Jersey to host 2024 Women's T20 World Cup qualifier|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2024-06-05}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jerseycricket.je/latest-news/jersey-to-host-womens-t20-world-cup-pathway-event|title=Jersey to Host Women’s T20 World Cup Pathway Event|publisher=Jersey Cricket|access-date=2024-06-05}}

At the event, the islanders finished third out of six teams to narrowly miss out on progressing to the next stage of qualification. During the competition, Chloe Greechan became the first Jersey woman to take a five-wicket haul in WT20Is when she bagged 5/4 in a 108-run win against Sweden on 2 June 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/65787788|title=T20 World Cup qualifier: Jersey thrash Sweden by 108 runs for record victory|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2024-06-05}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thegantry.je/jersey-womens-cricket/|title=Jersey aim to build on record-breaking week of cricket|publisher=The Gantry|access-date=2024-06-05}}

Later that month, Jersey played Guernsey in the 2023 edition of the Women's T20I Inter-Insular Cup at King George V Sports Ground in Castel. For the second successive year they swept the contest 3-0 with the highlight being the third match where they scored their highest total in a WT20I to date - 196/3 - before dismissing the hosts for 39 to win by 157 runs which was a new record for their biggest winning margin.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66019910|title=Jersey set new record T20 victory as they thrash Guernsey in inter-insulars|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2024-06-05}}

Jersey retained the WT20I Inter-insular Cup for a third year in a row in 2024, winning a one-off match at Grainville Cricket Ground in St Saviour by 104 runs. Put into bat, the islanders' scored 157 all out with Charlie Miles making 68 off 42 balls, before they dismissed Guernsey for just 53 as Sophia Hanson took 3/7.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2024/articles/000007/000773.shtml|title=Jersey women win inter-insular|publisher=Cricket Europe|accessdate=15 July 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cz47r270vrlo|title=Jersey beat Guernsey to win inter-island T20 title|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 July 2024}}

In December 2024, Jersey won the inaugural T10 European Cricket Championship Challenger Division, going unbeaten throughout the competition in Spain and defeating Germany by 15 runs in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cn54y31wn02o|title=Jersey win European Cricket Championship Challenger title|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=14 December 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ecn.cricket/series/ecc-w-challenger-2024-7160/news/jersey-crowned-champions-of-the-inaugural-ecc-w-challenger-division|title=Jersey Crowned Champions of the Inaugural ECC-W Challenger Division|publisher=European Cricket Network|accessdate=15 December 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://jerseyeveningpost.com/sport/more/cricket/2024/12/16/jersey-ladies-are-european-cricket-champions/|title=Jersey Ladies are European Cricket Champions!|publisher=Jersey Evening Post|accessdate=16 December 2024}} They followed this success up by sweeping a two-match WT20I series against Gibraltar at Europa Sports Park, with winning margins of eight-wickets and nine-wickets respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c5yv2emz7zpo|title=Jersey cruise to T20 wins against Gibraltar|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=16 December 2024}}

In April 2025, Jersey won the Cyprus WT20I Quadrangular Series, topping the table with six victories from six matches at the event which also included the hosts, Denmark and the Isle of Man.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c1egv1j137do|title='Tremendous' Jersey win six out of six in Cyprus|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=22 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2025/articles/000017/001748.shtml|title=Jersey women win Cyprus quadrangular|publisher=Cricket Europe|accessdate=24 April 2025}}

International Match Summary — Jersey Women{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=10;id=6627;type=team |title=Records / Jersey Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}

Last updated 20 April 2025

• Highest team total: 214/4 v Denmark on 18 April 2025 at Happy Valley Ground, Episkopi.{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=10;id=6627;type=team |title=Records / Jersey women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 May 2022}}
• Highest individual score: 68, Charlie Miles v Guernsey on 14 July 2024 at Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour.{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=10;id=6627;type=team |title=Records / Jersey women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 May 2022}}
• Best individual bowling figures: 5/4, Chloe Greechan v Sweden on 2 June 2023 at FB Playing Fields, St Clement.{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=10;id=6627;type=team |title=Records / Jersey women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 May 2022}}

T20I record versus other nations

Records complete to WT20I #2246. Last updated 20 April 2025.

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• List of Jersey women Twenty20 International cricketers

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