Selina Solman

{{short description|Vanuatuan cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Selina Solman

| female = true

| image =

| country = Vanuatu

| fullname = Selina Solman

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|2|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role =All-rounder

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2019-present

| T20Idebutdate = 6 May

| T20Idebutyear = 2019

| T20Idebutagainst = PNG

| T20Icap = 9

| lastT20Idate = 6 October

| lastT20Iyear = 2022

| lastT20Iagainst = PNG

| columns = 1

| column1 = WT20I

| matches1 = 39

| runs1 = 465

| bat avg1 = 18.69

| 100s/50s1 = 0/1

| top score1 = 50*

| deliveries1 = 745

| wickets1 = 43

| bowl avg1 = 13.83

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/9

| catches/stumpings1 = 15/–

| date = 7 October 2024

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1093523.html Cricinfo

| module = {{Infobox medal templates | titlestyle = background-color: lightsteelblue; | expand=yes

| medals = {{MedalCountry| {{VAN}}}}

{{MedalSport|Women's Cricket}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pacific Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Apia|Twenty20 International}}

}}

}}

Selina Solman (born 8 February 1994) is a Vanuatuan cricketer and the current captain of the Vanuatu women's cricket team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1093523.html |title=Selina Solman |accessdate=2 May 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}{{cite web|url=https://vanuatuindependent.com/2018/06/16/selina-solman-top-cricket-world/ |title=Selina Solman – on top of the cricket world |work=The Vanuatu Independent |accessdate=2 May 2019}} She was the first female cricketer from Vanuatu to play grade cricket in Australia.{{cite web|url=https://vanuatuindependent.com/2018/01/25/solman-paving-way-vanuatu-womens-cricket/ |title=Solman paving the way for Vanuatu Women's Cricket |work=The Vanuatu Independent |accessdate=2 May 2019}} She also played for the East Asia-Pacific team in the Australian Country Cricket Championships, with the International Cricket Council (ICC) calling her a "crucial player for the team".{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/373500 |title=Underdogs Vanuatu Up for the Challenge |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=2 May 2019}}

In April 2019, she was named as the captain of Vanuatu's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier EAP tournament, also held in Vanuatu.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1204489 |title=Just two steps away from World Cup spots for teams in Women's Qualifiers |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=30 April 2019}} She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut against Papua New Guinea in the Women's Qualifier EAP tournament on 6 May 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1182904.html |title=1st Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier at Port Vila, May 6 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=6 May 2019}}

Solman has also represented Vanuatu in netball at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games,{{cite web|url=http://www.looppng.com/pacific-games/mini-games-features-dual-national-athletes-71476 |title=Mini games feature dual national athletes |work=Loop PNG |accessdate=2 May 2019}} becoming one of the few dual sport representatives for the nation internationally.{{cite web|url=https://www.van2017.com/being-dual-nationals-an-honour-for-female-cricketers/ |title=Being Dual Nationals an Honour for Female Cricketers |work=van2017 |accessdate=2 May 2019}}

On 19 January 2024, Solman became the first player from Vanuatu to take a Women's Twenty20 International five-wicket haul with 5/9 against the Cook Islands at the Women's T20I Pacific Cup in Auckland, New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://femalecricket.com/womens-t20-pacific-cup-2024/36512-rachel-andrew-scores-first-t20i-century-selina-solman-picked-first-fifer-for-vanuatu.html|title=Rachel Andrew scores first T20I Century, Selina Solman picked first fifer for Vanuatu|publisher=Female Cricket|accessdate=7 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.vu/post/vanuatu-women-s-cricket-triumphs-2024-pacific-cup-recap-national-records-shattered-and-eyes-set-o |title=Vanuatu women's cricket triumphs: 2024 Pacific Cup recap, national records shattered, and eyes set on T20 World Cup |work=Vanuatu Cricket |access-date=7 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20-pacific-cup-2023-24-1416756/cook-islands-women-vs-vanuatu-women-14th-match-1416770/full-scorecard|title=Cook Islands Women vs Vanuatu Women|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|accessdate=7 October 2024}}