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Maria Da Rocha (born 12 January 2000) is a cricketer who plays for the Jersey women's cricket team.
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| Born | 12 January 2000 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm Medium fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 13) | 31 July 2019 v France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 25 August 2023 v Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editDa Rocha was part of the Jersey squad for the 2019 France Women's T20I Quadrangular Series, featuring in all the team's six matches as they finished runners-up behind the hosts.[2]
She was among the Jersey squad which went one better and lifted the trophy at the 2022 France Women's T20I Quadrangular Series,[3][4][5] scoring 20 off 22 balls in the islanders' win over France in their opening game[6] and then hitting 46 from 45 balls in their victory against Austria.[7]
Da Rocha made her first home WT20I appearance in the newly expanded 2022 Women's Inter-Insular Cup against Guernsey at Grainville Cricket Ground,[8] scoring 23 not out in an unbroken 69-run partnership with Lily Greig as Jersey successfully chased 71 to win the first of the three-match series by nine wickets.[9]
She was a member of the Jersey squad that contested the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier.[10]
Later that year Da Rocha made 26 as Jersey successfully chased a target of 85 in just 12 overs to defeat Guernsey in the second match of the 2023 WT20I Inter-Insular Cup and clinch the trophy with a game to spare.[11][12][13]
References
edit- ^ "Profile of Maria Da Rocha". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Young cricketers take second in "unbelievable" tournament". Bailiwick Express. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "France to host T20I quadrangular series starting May 5". womenscriczone.com. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "France to host Austria, Jersey and Spain for a T20I Quadrangular Series". femalecricket.com. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Jersey Women on the up". Jerseys Evening Post. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Jersey and Austria register wins on the opening day of quadrangular series". womenscriczone.com. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Jersey register third win of the quadrangular series". womenscriczone.com. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Jersey Women primed for inter-island tri-series". Jersey Evening Post. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Jersey Women vs Guernsey Women 2022 1st match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ @cricketinjersey (17 May 2023). "Here are the 14 players selected to represent Jersey at the upcoming @ICC Women's T20 World Cup European Division 2 qualifier" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Jersey hit T20 hat-trick". Jersey Evening Post. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Jersey hit T20 hat-trick". Bailiwick Express. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Jersey Women vs Guernsey Women 2023 2nd match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-06-21.