Abbi Aitken-Drummond (née Aitken; born 11 April 1991) is a Scottish international cricketer.[1] 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.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Abbi Aitken-Drummond |
| Born | 11 April 1991 Dundee, Scotland |
| Batting | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium |
| Role | All-rounder |
| Relations | Annette Drummond (wife) Gordon Drummond (brother-in-law) |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| ODI debut (cap 35) | 6 August 2024 v Papua New Guinea |
| Last ODI | 12 August 2024 v Netherlands |
| T20I debut (cap 1) | 7 July 2018 v Uganda |
| Last T20I | 16 August 2024 v Netherlands |
| T20I shirt no. | 91 |
Source: Cricinfo, 16 October 2024 | |
She was the captain of her national team. She led Scotland to 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier where they came fourth.[2][3][4] On 31 October 2017, she stood down as captain of the national team.[5]
In June 2018, she was named in Scotland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[6] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) for Scotland against Uganda in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018.[7]
In August 2019, she was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[8] In January 2022, she was named in Scotland's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[9]
In September 2024 she was named in the Scotland squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[10]
Personal life
editAitken-Drummond identifies as bisexual. She married former Scotland player Annette Drummond in June 2019.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ "Abbi Aitken-Drummond looks ahead to ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ Internationals take part in European Academy
- ^ Abbi Aitken's Scotland Wildcats On The Verge
- ^ "Abbi Aitken - Captain of Women's National Cricket Team Player". Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Abbi Aitken Steps Down as Scotland Women's Captain". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "2nd Match, Group B, ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier at Amstelveen, Jul 7 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Scotland's women aim to start 2022 on a high at Commonwealth Games qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Scotland squad named for ICC Women's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Abbi Aitken-Drummond looks ahead to ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier – Cricket Scotland". Cricket Scotland. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Henderson, Andrew (25 July 2020). "Abbi Aitken-Drummond: "I do firmly believe that cricket is one of the most inclusive and diverse sports out there."". Pride of the Terrace. Retrieved 20 February 2021.