Five Jersey women selected for British and Irish Roses

Wednesday 21 August 2024

Five local cricketers have been selected to represent the British and Irish Roses in the inaugural Meltl Shield in Rome this weekend.

Chloe Greechan, Analise Merritt, Charlie Miles, Trinity Smith and Grace Wetherall were chosen based on their strong performances in T10 and T20 cricket.

The five islanders will join the British and Irish Roses alongside other cricketers selected from Guernsey, England, Gibraltar and Ireland.

The Meltl Shield is set to be hosted by the European Cricket Network at the Roma Cricket Ground on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 August.

It is a T10 format tournament of nine matches, featuring a selection of the best female cricketers.

The local participants will travel to Italy's capital with their Manager, Jersey Cricket CEO Sarah Gomersall, to face Team Europe in the new competition.

Jersey Head Coach Darren Thomas said: “This is a great chance for our players to show off their skills in a franchise type environment amongst a team of high quality players and facing a European team with many familiar names.

"Up to now there hasn’t been many opportunities to play with cricketers of this calibre, with players from England, Ireland, Guernsey and Gibraltar all represented.

"It shows the progress of women's cricket in Jersey that we have five cricketers in the Roses squad and they can all be proud of their places.”

Manuela Meltl-Weston, the Founder of the European Cricket Network, added: “Myself and my family are so excited to see the game growing further and faster.

"Not only am I proud to have my surname on the shield but more importantly to create platforms for the best female cricketers today and drive the ambition of tomorrow."

The full British & Irish Roses Squad:

Jersey

• Chloe Greechan
• Analise Merritt
• Charlie Miles
• Trinity Smith
• Grace Wetherall

UK

• Ria Fackrell
• Chiara Green
• Millie Taylor
• Amy Wheeler

Gibraltar

• Amy Benatar
• Yanira Blagg
• Nicola Caruana
• Lizzie Ferrary

Guernsey

• Emily Merrien
• Hannah Mechem

Ireland

• Sophie MacMahon

The full Team Europe squad:

Austria

• Lisa Bowring
• Priya Sabu
• Andrea-Mae Zepeda

Czech Republic

• Farwa Baber 

Germany

• Anuradha Doddaballapur

Italy

• Emilia Bartram
• Dilaisha Nanayakkara
• Methnara Rathnayake
• Ilenia Sims

Netherlands

• Caroline de Lange
• Babette de Leede
• Robine Rijke
• Iris Zwilling

Romania

• Rebecca Blake

Spain

• Naomi Bermejo
• Payal Chilongia 

WATCH...

The Meltl Shield games will be televised on the European Cricket Network YouTube channel.

Live scores can be followed on the competition website.