Abbi Aitken-Drummond (; born 11 April 1991) is a Scottish international

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er. She plays for the Scotland Women cricket team where she is a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. She was one of the youngest members of the team for ICC World Cup Qualifiers in Stellenbosch in 2008. She was the

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of her national team. She led Scotland to

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where they came fourth. On 31 October 2017, she stood down as captain of the national team. In June 2018, she was named in Scotland's squad for the

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tournament. She made her

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(WT20I) for

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against

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in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018. In August 2019, she was named in Scotland's squad for the

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tournament in Scotland. In January 2022, she was named in Scotland's team for the

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tournament in Malaysia. Aitken-Drummond identifies as bisexual. She married former Scotland player Annette Drummond in June 2019.

References

External links

profile
on ESPN Cricinfo

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