{{Short description|West Indian cricketer (born 1998)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Nerissa Crafton | female = true | image = | country = West Indies | international = true | fullname = Nerissa Kershara Crafton | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|7|23|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | batting = Left-handed | bowling = Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] | role = Batter
| oneodi = true | odidebutdate = 24 December | odidebutyear = 2024 | odidebutagainst = India | odicap = 100 | lastodidate = | lastodiyear = | lastodiagainst = | odishirt = 32
| T20Idebutdate = 17 December | T20Idebutyear = 2024 | T20Idebutagainst = India | T20Icap = 53 | lastT20Idate = 19 December | lastT20Iyear = 2024 | lastT20Iagainst = India | T20Ishirt = 32
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[List A cricket|WLA]] | matches1 = 32 | runs1 = 273 | bat avg1 = 10.50 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 47 | deliveries1 = 262 | wickets1 = 7 | bowl avg1 = 30.42 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 2/14 | catches/stumpings1 = 7/–
| column2 = [[Women's Twenty20|WT20]] | matches2 = 37 | runs2 = 188 | bat avg2 = 6.96 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 23 | deliveries2 = 142 | wickets2 = 5 | bowl avg2 = 29.20 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 2/11 | catches/stumpings2 = 10/–
| club1 = [[Saint Lucia women's cricket team|Saint Lucia]] | year1 = 2012–2014 | club2 = [[Windward Islands women's cricket team|Windward Islands]] | year2 = 2016–present
| date = 18 December 2024 | source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/nerissa-crafton-578114 Cricinfo }} '''Nerissa Kershara Crafton''' (born 23 July 1998) is a West Indian [[cricket]]er who plays for the [[Windward Islands women's cricket team]] in the [[Women's Super50 Cup]] and the [[Twenty20 Blaze]] tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/players/nerissa-crafton-5917/ |title=Nerissa Crafton |work=West Indies Cricket |access-date=18 December 2024}}</ref> She also plays for [[West Indies women's cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/578114.html |title=Nerissa Crafton |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 December 2024}}</ref>
==Career== Crafton made her List A debut for Saint Lucia against Jamaica on 5 August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1322/1322411/Womens_List_A_Matches.html |title=Women's List A Matches played by Nerissa Crafton |work=CricketArchive |access-date=18 December 2024}}</ref> She made her T20 debut for Saint Lucia against Jamaica on 8 August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1322/1322411/Womens_Twenty20_Matches.html |title=Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Nerissa Crafton |work=CricketArchive |access-date=18 December 2024}}</ref>
In August 2024, 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=18 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/deandra-dottin-back-in-west-indies-squad-for-t20-world-cup-1449165 |title=Deandra Dottin back in West Indies squad for T20 World Cup |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/131457/dottin-named-in-west-indies-squad-for-t20-world-cup |title=Dottin named in West Indies squad for T20 World Cup |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 December 2024}}</ref> In December 2024, she was named in ODI and T20I squad [[West Indies women's cricket team in India in 2024–25|against India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/CWI-ANNOUNCES-WOMENS-SQUAD-FOR-MULTI-FORMAT-SERIES-IN-INDIA/ |title=CWI announces women's squad for multi-format series in India |work=[[Cricket West Indies]] |access-date=28 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/132567/west-indies-without-stafanie-taylor-for-india-tour |title=West Indies without Stafanie Taylor for India tour |work=[[Cricbuzz]] |access-date=28 November 2024}}</ref> She made her [[Women's Twenty20 International|Twenty20 International]] (T20I) debut against India in the same series on 17 December 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1459892.html |title=IND Women vs WI, 2nd T20I, Women at DY Patil- December 17, 2024 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 December 2024}}</ref> She made her [[Women's One Day International|One Day International]] (ODI) debut against India on 24 December 2024 and became the [[List of West Indies women ODI cricketers|100th ODI cricketer for West Indies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://femalecricket.com/west-indies-tour-of-india-2024/58862-watch-video-nerissa-crafton-makes-odi-debut-for-west-indies-becomes-100th-player-to-do-so.html |title=Watch Video: Nerissa Crafton makes ODI debut for West Indies, becomes 100th Player to do so |work=Female Cricket |access-date=24 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1459895.html |title=IND Women vs WI, 2nd ODI, Women at Vadodara- December 24, 2024 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 December 2024}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{cricinfo|id=578114}} * {{cricketarchive|id=1322411}}
{{West Indies Squad 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup}}
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