{{short description|Jamaican cricketer (born 1986)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Chedean Nation | fullname = Chedean Natasha Nation | female = true | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|10|31|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Jamaica]] | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] | role = [[All-rounder]]
| country = West Indies | international = true | internationalspan = 2008–present
| odidebutdate = 24 June | odidebutyear = 2008 | odidebutagainst = Ireland | odicap = 57 | lastodidate = 21 June | lastodiyear = 2022 | lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka
| T20Idebutdate = 27 June | T20Idebutyear = 2008 | T20Icap = 7 | T20Idebutagainst = Ireland | lastT20Idate = 18 October | lastT20Iyear = 2023 | lastT20Iagainst = New Zealand | T20Ishirt = 8
| club1 = [[Jamaica women's national cricket team|Jamaica]] | year1 = 2002–present | club2 = [[Guyana Amazon Warriors (WCPL)|Guyana Amazon Warriors]] | year2 = 2022 | club3 = [[Barbados Royals (WCPL)|Barbados Royals]] | year3 = 2023–present
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[Women's One Day International|WODI]] | matches1 = 68 | runs1 = 951 | bat avg1 = 17.29 | 100s/50s1 = 0/1 | top score1 = 51[[not out|*]] | deliveries1 = 289 | wickets1 = 7 | bowl avg1 = 29.57 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 3/22 | catches/stumpings1 = 12/– | column2 = [[Women's Twenty20 International|WT20I]] | matches2 = 57 | runs2 = 552 | bat avg2 = 15.33 | 100s/50s2 = 0/2 | top score2 = 63[[not out|*]] | deliveries2 = 126 | wickets2 = 7 | bowl avg2 = 18.71 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 2/14 | catches/stumpings2 = 8/–
| date = 19 October 2024 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/355355.html ESPNcricinfo }} '''Chedean Natasha Nation''' (born 31 October 1986) is a [[Jamaica]]n [[cricket]]er who has represented the [[West Indies women's cricket team|West Indies]] internationally. She plays domestic cricket for [[Jamaica women's national cricket team|Jamaica]] and [[Guyana Amazon Warriors (WCPL)|Guyana Amazon Warriors]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/317/317604/317604.html |title=Player Profile: Chedean Nation |work=CricketArchive |access-date=20 May 2021}}</ref>
==Career== A right-arm medium-pace bowler, Nation made her international debut in June 2008, on a tour of Ireland. She played both [[Women's One Day International|One Day International]] (ODI) and [[Women's Twenty20 International|Twenty20 International]] matches on the tour, and the following month also played in the series against the [[Netherlands women's national cricket team|Netherlands]] and [[England women's cricket team|England]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/317/317604/Womens_ODI_Matches.html Women's ODI matches played by Chedean Nation] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/317/317604/Womens_Int_Twenty20_Matches.html International Twenty20 matches played by Chedean Nation] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2016.</ref> In the first ODI of another series against England in November 2009, Nation took figures of 3/22 from five overs, helping her team to an upset 40-run win.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/women/content/story/433007.html "West Indies upset England for surprise victory"] – ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 14 April 2016.</ref>
In October 2016, Nation was recalled to the [[West Indies women's cricket team|West Indian squad]] for [[West Indies women's cricket team in India in 2016–17|the following month's tour of India]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/women/content/story/1063485.html "WI women recall Chedean Nation after seven years"], ESPNcricinfo, 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.</ref>
In October 2018, [[Cricket West Indies]] (CWI) awarded her a contract for the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24866534/kemar-roach-gets-all-format-west-indies-contract |title=Kemar Roach gets all-format West Indies contract |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=2 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/867947 |title=Cricket West Indies announces list of contracted players |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=2 October 2018}}</ref> Later the same month, she was named in the West Indies' squad for the [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20]] tournament in the West Indies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/windies-women-squad-for-icc-womens-world-t20-announced/ |title=Windies Women Squad for ICC Women's World T20 Announced |work= Cricket West Indies |access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/877249 |title=Windies Women: Champions & hosts reveal World T20 squad |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref> In January 2020, she was named in the West Indies' squad for the [[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/west-indies-squad-named-icc-womens-t20-world-cup/ |title=West Indies Squad named for ICC Women's T20 World Cup |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref> In May 2021, Nation was awarded a central contract by CWI.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/west-indies-women-qiana-joseph-uncapped-kaysia-schultz-handed-central-contracts-1262418 |title=Qiana Joseph, uncapped Kaysia Schultz handed West Indies central contracts |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 May 2021}}</ref>
On 2 July 2021, she and her teammate [[Chinelle Henry]] had collapsed on the field in a space of ten minutes during the [[Pakistan women's cricket team in the West Indies in 2021|second women's T20I match between West Indies and Pakistan]] at the [[Coolidge Cricket Ground]] in Antigua.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Two West Indies Players Collapse on Field in T20I Against Pakistan; Match Goes on|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/two-west-indies-players-collapse-on-field-in-t20i-against-pakistan-match-goes-on-3920495.html|access-date=2021-07-03|website=www.news18.com|language=en}}</ref> Both of them were immediately taken to the hospital and they were reportedly in conscious and stable position.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chinelle Henry, Chedean Nation taken to hospital after collapsing during West Indies-Pakistan Women's T20I|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/wi-vs-pak-2nd-women-s-t20-chinelle-henry-chedean-nation-taken-to-hospital-after-collapsing-during-match-1268505|access-date=2021-07-03|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
In October 2021, she was named in the West Indies team for the [[2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] tournament in Zimbabwe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/shemaine-campbelle-stafanie-taylor-return-to-west-indies-women-squad-for-pakistan-odis-world-cup-qualifier-1285376 |title=Campbelle, Taylor return to West Indies Women squad for Pakistan ODIs, World Cup Qualifier |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=26 October 2021}}</ref> In February 2022, she was named in the West Indies team for the [[2022 Women's Cricket World Cup]] in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/wwc-2022-west-indies-name-womens-world-cup-squad-stafanie-taylor-to-captain-1301982 |title=West Indies name Women's World Cup squad, Stafanie Taylor to lead |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=20 February 2022}}</ref>
She was named in the West Indies squad for the [[2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/cricket-west-indies-announces-womens-t20-squad-for-icc-womens-t20-world-cup-2024/ |title=Cricket West Indies announces women's T20 squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{Cricinfo|id=355355}} * {{Cricketarchive|id=317604}}
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