Selina Solman (born 8 February 1994) is a Vanuatuan cricketer and the current captain of the Vanuatu women's cricket team.[1][2] She was the first female cricketer from Vanuatu to play grade cricket in Australia.[3] 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".[4]
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| Full name | Selina Solman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 February 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 9) | 6 May 2019 v PNG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 6 October 2022 v PNG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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.[5] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut against Papua New Guinea in the Women's Qualifier EAP tournament on 6 May 2019.[6]
Solman has also represented Vanuatu in netball at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games,[7] becoming one of the few dual sport representatives for the nation internationally.[8]
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.[9][10][11]
References
edit- ^ "Selina Solman". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Selina Solman – on top of the cricket world". The Vanuatu Independent. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Solman paving the way for Vanuatu Women's Cricket". The Vanuatu Independent. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Underdogs Vanuatu Up for the Challenge". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Just two steps away from World Cup spots for teams in Women's Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "1st Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier at Port Vila, May 6 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Mini games feature dual national athletes". Loop PNG. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Being Dual Nationals an Honour for Female Cricketers". van2017. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Rachel Andrew scores first T20I Century, Selina Solman picked first fifer for Vanuatu". Female Cricket. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Vanuatu women's cricket triumphs: 2024 Pacific Cup recap, national records shattered, and eyes set on T20 World Cup". Vanuatu Cricket. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Cook Islands Women vs Vanuatu Women". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2024.