Charlie Brennan
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| Full name | Charlie Brennan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 September 2005[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm Medium fast | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 19) | 19 October 2021 v Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 14 July 2024 v Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlie Brennan (born 23 September 2005) is a cricketer who plays for Jersey.
Cricket career
[edit]Having been involved with Jersey's cricket performance programme since the age of 10,[2] Brennan was still only 16 when he got his first call-up to the island's senior squad for the ICC T20I World Cup Europe qualifier tournament in October 2021 at Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería, Spain.[3] He went on to make his full international debut in the event against Germany on 19 October.[4]
Brennan was named Jersey Cricket Young Player of the Year in 2022 after a season which saw him further establish himself in the senior national squad as well as captaining Jersey to victory over Guernsey in the under-18s version of the inter-insular Muratti competition.[5][6]
He scored his first international half-century on 7 July 2023, when he hit 67 not out in the opening contest of the home three-match T20I inter-insular series against neighbours Guernsey, earning himself player of the match honours in the process.[7][8]
Later that month he was part of the Jersey squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier event in Edinburgh, Scotland.[9] The highlight of the tournament for Brennan was scoring 43 in a 28-run win over Denmark as Jersey finished fourth.[10]
Switching to the 50-over format in August 2023, Brennan was selected among the Jersey contingent to compete in the Netherlands at the European play-offs for 2024 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification where they finished third in the six-team competition.[11][12]
In September 2023, he was a member of the Jersey team which won their group to reach finals week at the T10 2023 European Cricket Championship in Málaga, Spain.[13] Brennan scored 59 off 26 balls as Jersey defeated Guernsey in the qualifying round to advance straight through to the group final where they beat Belgium.[14]
Returning to Málaga in March 2024, Brennan helped his club side, Old Victorians, make it into championship week at the fourth edition of the T10 European Cricket League. He scored 20 off 12 balls in a 76-run opening partnership with international teammate Jonty Jenner as the Jersey team defeated Swiss outfit Olten in the group C final.[15][16]
Back on international duty, Brennan was part of the squad for Jersey's away series' against Spain in April 2024[17][18] and Denmark in June 2024.[19]
Brennan was selected in the Jersey squad for the 2024 T20I Inter-insular Cup against Guernsey.[20]
He was among the 14-man squad named for the T20 World Cup European sub-regional qualifier held in Germany in July 2024.[21] During the group stages Brennan made his second T20I half-century, scoring 52 off 25 balls including hitting five sixes, in a win against Switzerland.[22] He also top scored in the victory over Belgium, compiling 40 not out off 22 balls.[23] In the final, Brennan made 17 not out off 10 balls as Jersey defeated Norway by six wickets.[24][25]
On 7 September 2024, Brennan scored 13 not out off 15 balls to guide Jersey to a two wicket win with just one ball to spare against Guernsey in the Inter-Insular Trophy one-day match.[26][27][28] Later that month he was named in Jersey's 14-player squad for the 2024 Cricket World Cup Challenge League A in Kenya[29] and made his List A debut in the islanders' opening match against the hosts.[30][31] In the second match against Qatar, Brennan scored 31 off 22 balls in a 78-run partnership with Zak Tribe to help Jersey to a 168-run victory.[32]
Football career
[edit]Brennan has captained the Jersey under-18s football team including leading them to victory in the age-group Muratti final against Guernsey in March 2024.[33] He has also played for the island's under-21s.[34]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile of Charlie Brennan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "Super action in Jersey before the Super Series". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "Squad announced for ICC T-20 World Cup Europe Qualifier". Jersey Cricket. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "Germany vs Jersey". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "Familiar faces take Jersey Cricket's top prize". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "Brooks Macdonald Annual Cricket Awards 2022". Jersey Cricket. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "Brennan smashes Jersey to seven-wicket win over Guernsey in first T20 inter-insular". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "Jersey vs Guernsey". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "'Fearless' Jersey eye an ICC World Cup T20 spot". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "T20 World Cup Qualifier: Jersey beat Denmark by 28 runs to end tournament on a high". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "Jersey Cricket's u19s go Dutch". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "Jersey U19s end with flourish". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "MacRae 'delighted' with young squad's T10 performance". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "European Cricket Championship: Jersey reach final ahead of Guernsey". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "European Cricket League: Jersey's Old Victorians make finals after impressive wins". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "ECL Group C glory for Old Victorians". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "Jersey name 13-man squad for Spain T20 internationals in April". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "Jersey squad off to sunny Spain for T20I". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "Jersey boss Hutchinson eyes series win over Denmark". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "Jersey names its squad to face Guernsey in T20 series". Bailiwick Express. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Jersey pick squad for T20 World Cup qualifiers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Jersey set another T20 record in Switzerland win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Jersey thrash Belgium to stay top of T20 World Cup qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Jersey win European T20 World Cup qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Jersey through to European final qualifier". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Jersey beat Guernsey in tense inter-insular". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Great Scott! Simpson seals victory at the death". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Inter Insular #70 2024". Guernsey Cricket Stats. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Jersey Men's Squad Announced for ICC CWC Challenge League". Jersey Cricket. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Jersey vs Kenya". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Patel stars as Jersey lose to hosts Kenya in opener". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Tribe hits maiden List A century as Jersey breeze past Qatar". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "U18s in 'Muratti' jubilation". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "Ten-man U21s lose the Bowl". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2024-06-03.