Abbi Aitken-Drummond (; born 11 April 1991) is a Scottish international

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er. She plays for the Scotland Women cricket team where she is a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. She was one of the youngest members of the team for ICC World Cup Qualifiers in Stellenbosch in 2008. She was the

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of her national team. She led Scotland to

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where they came fourth. On 31 October 2017, she stood down as captain of the national team. In June 2018, she was named in Scotland's squad for the

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tournament. She made her

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(WT20I) for

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against

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in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018. In August 2019, she was named in Scotland's squad for the

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tournament in Scotland. In January 2022, she was named in Scotland's team for the

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tournament in Malaysia. In September 2024 she was named in the Scotland squad for the

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. Aikten-Drumnond was part of the Scotland squad for the

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in Pakistan in April 2025.

Personal life

Aitken-Drummond identifies as bisexual. She married former Scotland player Annette Drummond in June 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aitken-Drummond, Abbi 1991 births Living people Scottish women cricketers Scottish women cricket captains Scotland women One Day International cricketers Scotland women Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers from Dundee Bisexual sportswomen Scottish bisexual sportspeople Scottish bisexual women LGBTQ cricketers 21st-century Scottish LGBTQ people