Benjamin David Hodfinger Stevens (born 5 May 1992) is a

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international cricketer. In 2014 he played in the

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and he was selected in the Jersey squad for the

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tournament.

Career

In September 2017, he took the most wickets for Jersey in the

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tournament, with a total of fourteen dismissals in five matches. In April 2018, he was named in Jersey's squad for the

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tournament in Malaysia. He was named as the player to watch in the squad ahead of the tournament. He was the leading run-scorer for Jersey in the tournament, with 253 runs in six matches, and the leading wicket-taker for his side, with thirteen dismissals. The

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(ICC) named him as the player of the tournament. In August 2018, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier tournament in the Netherlands. He was the leading wicket-taker in Group B of the tournament, with fourteen dismissals in six matches. In May 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the

2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup Guernsey cricket team hosted Jersey cricket team from 31 May to 1 June 2019 to contest the 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup, consisted of three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The series took place at two grounds in Guernsey: College Field in ...

against

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. He made his

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(T20I) debut for Jersey against Guernsey on 31 May 2019. The same month, he was named in Jersey's squad for the

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of the

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tournament in Guernsey. In September 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the

2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier The 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament held during October and November 2019 in the United Arab Emirates to determine which teams would qualify for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. The six teams finishing ...

tournament in the United Arab Emirates. In November 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman. He made his

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debut, for Jersey against

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, on 2 December 2019. In March 2023, he was named in Jersey's squad for the

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. He made his

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(ODI) debut for Jersey on 5 April 2023, against the

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. He soon announced his retirement from international cricket and played his final match in the Inter-Insular 50-over match on 2nd September.

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