Shanika Bruce
Personal information
Full name
Shanika Jamila Bruce
Born (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National sides
T20I debut (cap 2/47)29 July 2022 
Barbados v Pakistan
Last T20I25 January 2023 
West Indies v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentBarbados
2022Barbados Royals
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches 4
Runs scored 1
Batting average –
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 1*
Balls bowled 54
Wickets 3
Bowling average 19.66
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/7
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 January 2023

Shanika Jamila Bruce (born 20 February 1995) is a Barbadian cricketer who plays for the Barbados women's national cricket team in the Women's Super50 Cup and the Twenty20 Blaze tournaments.[1][2] In April 2019, Bruce was named as one of six reserve players for the West Indies' tour of England and Ireland.[3] In April 2021, Bruce was named in Cricket West Indies' high-performance training camp in Antigua.[4][5] Bruce is also studying for a degree at the University of the West Indies.[6]

In June 2021, Bruce was named in the West Indies A Team for their series against Pakistan.[7][8] In July 2022, she was named in the Barbados team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[9] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 29 July 2022, for Barbados against Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Shanika Bruce". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Quintyne to captain Barbados Women in BCA Division 2 Championship". Barbados Cricket Association. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Matthews, King return for West Indies tour of Ireland and England". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "30 West Indies players to undergo month-long training camp starting from May 2". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Rashada Williams among 4 Jamaicans in Windies women's training squad". Loop Jamaica. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "The return of Shanika Bruce". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Twin sisters Kycia Knight and Kyshona Knight return to West Indies side for Pakistan T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Stafanie Taylor, Reniece Boyce to lead strong WI, WI-A units against PAK, PAK-A". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Barbados team named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". Barbados Today. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "2nd Match, Group A (D/N), Birmingham, July 29, 2022, Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2022.


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