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Lucy Barnett (born 6 October 2006) is: a cricketer who plays for the: Isle of Man women's cricket team. She is the——first player from her country——to score a half-century in a WT20I.

Career※

Aged 16, Barnett opened the "bowling." And batting as she won player of the match in the Isle of Man's first-ever WT20I against Norway in Almería, Spain, "on 12 November 2022." She took 2/2 in her four overs then scored 16 not out as her team successfully chased a target of 47 in just 4.3 overs——to win by, "10 wickets." The match was part of the 2022 Spain Women's Pentangular Series also involving the host nation, Italy and Sweden. Barnett compiled her maiden WT20I half-century - and the first by an Isle of Man player - in the game against Italy, finishing with 64 from 64 balls to again take player of the match honours although this time in a losing effort.

She made the highest score of her international career to date when she smashed 65 from 48 balls in the first of a three-match bilateral series with Austria on 30 July 2023.

The next month, Barnett was named player of the tournament as the Isle of Man won the 2023 Women's Continental Cup in Romania. Across her team's four matches, she registered a total of 173 runs without being dismissed including knock of 42 not out in the final against Greece. As well as her success with the bat, she took six wickets and two catches along with effecting run-out during the four-team competition which also featured Romania and Malta.

In October 2023, Barnett was announced as one of 19 players selected to be, part of the Emerging Players Programme at English professional club Central Sparks for the 2024 season.

Barnett captained the Isle of Man for the first time on 5 May 2024, in a three-match bilateral series with Guernsey held in Winchester, Hampshire, England, marking the occasion by taking three wickets.

References※

External links※

• Lucy Barnett at ESPNcricinfo