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Benjamin Ward

Benjamin Ward is an all-rounder cricketer for Jersey, born on November 27, 1998, who bats right-handed and bowls leg spin. He has represented Jersey in both T20 and ODI formats, achieving notable performances, including being named player of the tournament at the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier. His career stats include 75 runs and 6 wickets in 5 ODIs, and 608 runs with 59 wickets in 43 T20Is, as of July 2025. 

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Full Name
Benjamin Ward
Born
November 27, 1998
Nationality
Jersey
Role
All-rounder
Batting Style
Right-hand bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm leg break
Country
Jersey
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Stats

Match Format Date Runs BF 4s 6s SR
Jersey vs Scotland · Match 9 T20I July 11, 2025 17 18 1 1 94.44
Netherlands vs Jersey · Match 1 T20I July 5, 2025 18 14 0 1 128.57

Career Highlights

  • 2024 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier:
    • Named the player of the tournament
    • Took figures of 4/6 against Switzerland
    • Took 4/12 against Belgium
    • Took 3/9 in the final against Norway
  • Other: Holds the record for the highest individual score in a T20 match for Jersey with 110 not out against Italy in 2022. 

Career Statistics Summary (international)

Format  Matches Runs Batting Average Wickets Bowling Average Best Bowling
ODI 5 75 18.75 6 36.83 4/39 vs USA
T20I 43 608 24.00 59 14.00 4/6 vs Switzerland

Benjamin Ward's International Debuts

T20 International debut

  • Date: June 15, 2019
  • Opponent: Guernsey
  • Tournament: ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier 

One Day International (ODI) debut 

  • Date: March 27, 2023
  • Opponent: Canada
  • Tournament: ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off 

Teams

  • Jersey
  • Jersey Under-19s
  • Boland
  • Cape Cobras (Six Gun Grill Cape Cobras)