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West Indies women's cricket team

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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, seeWest Indies cricket team.

West Indies
Nickname(s)Windies
AssociationCricket West Indies
Personnel
CaptainHayley Matthews
CoachShane Deitz
International Cricket Council
ICC statusFull member(1926)
ICC regionAmericas
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
WODI 6th 5th (1 Oct 2015)
WT20I 6th 5th
Women's Tests
First WTestvAustraliaatJarrett Park,Montego Bay;7–9 May 1976
Last WTestvPakistanat theNational Stadium,Karachi;15–18 March 2004
WTests Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 12 1/3
(8 draws)
This year[3] 0 0/0 (0 draws)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODIvEnglandatLensbury Sports Ground,London;6 June 1979
Last WODIvSri LankaatMahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota;21 June 2024
WODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[4] 221 96/113
(3 ties, 9 no results)
This year[5] 6 3/3
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's World Cupappearances6 (first in1993)
Best resultRunners-up (2013)
Women's World Cup Qualifierappearances2 (first in2003)
Best resultChampions (2011)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20IvIrelandatKenure,Dublin;27 June 2008
Last WT20IvSri LankaatMahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota;28 June 2024
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[6] 173 87/77
(6 ties, 3 no results)
This year[7] 8 6/2
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's T20 World Cupappearances8 (first in2009)
Best resultChampions (2016)
As of 28 June 2024

TheWest Indies women's cricket team,nicknamed theWindies,is a combined team of players from various countries in theCaribbeanthat competes in internationalwomen's cricket.The team is organised by theWest Indies Cricket Board(WICB), a full member of theInternational Cricket Council(ICC), which represents fifteen countries and territories.

At the inaugural edition of the World Cup,in 1973,two teams that now compete as part of the West Indies,JamaicaandTrinidad and Tobago,competed separately. A combined West Indian team made itsTestdebut in 1976 (almost 50 years afterits male counterpart), and itsOne Day International(ODI) in 1979.

The West Indies currently competes in theICC Women's Championship,the highest level of the sport, and has participated in five of the ten editions of theWomen's Cricket World Cupheld to date. At the2013 World Cup,the team made the tournament's final for the first time, but lost toAustralia.The Windies Women later reached the semifinals of the2022 Women's Cricket World Cup.

At theICC World Twenty20,the side only got to the semi-finals in the 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018 editions of the competition. As well the Windies Women eventually won their first title at the2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20.

History[edit]

Test history[edit]

See also:List of West Indian women's Test cricketers

The first Test series played by the West Indies was at home toAustraliain1975–76,[8]when both the three-day matches were drawn. In1976–77the same team then played a six Test series away toIndia.They lost the fourth and then won the sixth Test by over an innings to level the series. The remaining games were drawn.

1979then saw the Windies play their third Test series, this time away toEngland.However, they fared poorly, losing the first and third Tests and drawing the second to go down 2–0.

Finally, in2003–04,after a 24-year wait, the West Indies resumed Test cricket with a one-off match away toPakistan,this time played over 4 days. The result was a draw.

One-Day International history[edit]

See also:List of West Indian women's ODI cricketers

When the first World Cup was played in 1973, the West Indies did not compete as an individual unit. Instead a separate team represented Jamaica, and another side represented Trinidad and Tobago. Additionally, three West Indian players participated in an International XI side that also competed in the 1973 World Cup. None of the teams fared well, however, with the International XI finishing in fourth place out of seven with a record of won three, lost two and one no result; Trinidad and Tobago finishing fifth with two wins and four losses; and Jamaica finishing sixth with one win, four losses and one match abandoned.

The first one-day internationals (ODIs) played by a combined West Indian side were two games away toEnglandduring their 1979 tour. Three ODIs were planned, but the second ODI was washed out without a ball being bowled. In the first ODI, England won comfortably by eight wickets, and in the third ODI saw the West Indies level the series with a two wicket win.

1993 saw West Indian players compete in a World Cup for the second time, this time as part of a combined team. They finished seventh, with only Denmark and the Netherlands below them, after winning only two and losing five of their seven matches. Their next games were in the 1997–98 World Cup, where they finished in ninth place, above only Denmark and Pakistan. The only match they won was the 9th place play-off game against the Danes.

2002–03 saw theSri Lankan women's cricket teamtour the West Indies and play a six-match ODI series, which the Sri Lankan's won six-nil. The closest match was the fourth, where the Windies went down by only 9 runs. 2003 saw the Windies greatest cricketing success, when they finished second in the International Women's Cricket Council Trophy, after winning four and losing one of their five games. The Trophy was competed for by the weaker ODI sides – Ireland, Windies, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Scotland and Japan.

2003–04saw the Windies play five ODIs inIndiafollowed by a seven ODI and one Test tour toPakistan.All five games against India were lost comfortably. As expected, the tour to Pakistan was more successful and the ODI series was won five-two.

They finished fifth in the 2004–05 World Cup, ahead of Sri Lanka, South Africa and Ireland, but behind Australia, India, New Zealand and India. They won two and lost three games, with one no result and one abandoned match. After being eliminated from the World Cup, the team stayed on to play three ODIs againstSouth Africaand won the series two-nil.

Tournament history[edit]

Women's Cricket World Cup[edit]

ICC Women's World Twenty20[edit]

ICC Women's Cricket Challenge[edit]

Honours[edit]

Squad[edit]

This lists all the active players who have either played for West Indies in the past 12 months, was named in the most recent ODI or T20I squad, or is Centrally contracted byCricket West Indies.[9]

Uncapped players are listed initalics.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Contract Forms Notes
Batters
JamaicaChedean Nation 37 Right-handed - Retainer ODI, T20I
Trinidad and TobagoDjenaba Joseph 20 Right-handed Right-armmedium ODI,T20I
GuyanaMandy Mangru 24 Right-handed Right-armoff break Developmental
All-rounders
BarbadosHayley Matthews 26 Right-handed Right-armoff break Retainer ODI, T20I Captain
JamaicaChinelle Henry 28 Right-handed Right-armmedium-fast Retainer ODI, T20I
BarbadosAaliyah Alleyne 29 Right-handed Right-armmedium Retainer ODI, T20I
JamaicaStafanie Taylor 33 Right-handed Right-armoff break Retainer ODI, T20I
GuyanaShabika Gajnabi 24 Right-handed Right-armmedium Retainer ODI, T20I
GuyanaZaida James 19 Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox ODI, T20I
Wicket-keepers
JamaicaRashada Williams 27 Right-handed Developmental ODI, T20I
GuyanaShemaine Campbelle 31 Right-handed - Retainer ODI, T20I Vice-captain
BarbadosKycia Knight 32 Left-handed - ODI
Trinidad and TobagoShunelle Sawh 19 Right-handed - ODI
Spin Bowlers
GrenadaAfy Fletcher 37 Right-handed Right-armleg break Retainer ODI, T20I
Trinidad and TobagoKarishma Ramharack 29 Left-handed Right-armoff break Retainer ODI, T20I
Trinidad and TobagoAnisa Mohammed 35 Right-handed Right-armoff break Retainer
GuyanaKaysia Schultz 27 Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox Developmental
Saint LuciaQiana Joseph 23 Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox ODI, T20I
GuyanaAshmini Munisar 20 Right-handed Right-armoff break ODI, T20I
Pace Bowlers
BarbadosShamilia Connell 32 Right-handed Right-armfast Retainer ODI, T20I
BarbadosShakera Selman 34 Right-handed Right-armmedium-fast Retainer ODI
GuyanaCherry-Ann Fraser 24 Left-handed Right-armfast-medium Developmental ODI, T20I
BarbadosJannillea Glasgow Left-handed Right-armmedium Developmental

Updated as on 8 July 2023

Note -Deandra Dottinwas also awarded a central contract but has since retired from international cricket.

Coaching staff[edit]

  • Team Manager: Evril Betty Lewis
  • Head coach:Courtney Walsh
  • Assistant coach:Courtney Walsh
  • Assistant coach:Rayon Griffith
  • Physiotherapist: Marita Marshall
  • Strength and conditioning Coach: Shayne Cooper (coach)|Shayne Cooper
  • Team Psychologist: Olivia Rose Esperance
  • Team Analyst: Gary Belle
  • Team Media Officer: Nassira Mohammed

Records[edit]

Test cricket[edit]

ODI cricket[edit]

T20I cricket[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"ICC Rankings".International Cricket Council.
  2. ^"Women's Test matches - Team records".ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ^"Women's Test matches - 2024 Team records".ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ^"WODI matches - Team records".ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^"WODI matches - 2024 Team records".ESPNcricinfo.
  6. ^"WT20I matches - Team records".ESPNcricinfo.
  7. ^"WT20I matches - 2024 Team records".ESPNcricinfo.
  8. ^"Historic day as WI women played first match".Cricket West Indies.Retrieved11 May2020.
  9. ^"CWI CONFIRMS WEST INDIES CONTRACTED PLAYERS FOR 2022-2023".Windies Cricket.Retrieved28 June2022.

External links[edit]

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