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]

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

  1. ^ "Selina Solman". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Selina Solman – on top of the cricket world". The Vanuatu Independent. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Solman paving the way for Vanuatu Women's Cricket". The Vanuatu Independent. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Underdogs Vanuatu Up for the Challenge". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Just two steps away from World Cup spots for teams in Women's Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Mini games feature dual national athletes". Loop PNG. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Being Dual Nationals an Honour for Female Cricketers". van2017. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Rachel Andrew scores first T20I Century, Selina Solman picked first fifer for Vanuatu". Female Cricket. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Cook Islands Women vs Vanuatu Women". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
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