West Indies women's cricket team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see West 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 WTestv  Australia at Jarrett Park, Montego Bay; 7–9 May 1976
Last WTestv  Pakistan at the National 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 WODIv  England at Lensbury Sports Ground, London; 6 June 1979
Last WODIv  Sri Lanka at Mahinda 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 Cup appearances6 (first in 1993)
Best resultRunners-up (2013)
Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances2 (first in 2003)
Best resultChampions (2011)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20Iv  Ireland at Kenure, Dublin; 27 June 2008
Last WT20Iv  New Zealand at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah; 18 October 2024
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[6] 178 90/79
(6 ties, 3 no results)
This year[7] 13 9/4
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's T20 World Cup appearances8 (first in 2009)
Best resultChampions (2016)
As of 18 October 2024

The West Indies women's cricket team, nicknamed the Windies, is a combined team of players from various countries in the Caribbean that competes in international women's cricket. The team is organised by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), a full member of the International 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, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, competed separately. A combined West Indian team made its Test debut in 1976 (almost 50 years after its male counterpart), and its One Day International (ODI) in 1979.

The West Indies currently competes in the ICC Women's Championship, the highest level of the sport, and has participated in five of the ten editions of the Women's Cricket World Cup held to date. At the 2013 World Cup, the team made the tournament's final for the first time, but lost to Australia. The Windies Women later reached the semifinals of the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup.

At the ICC 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 the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20.

History

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Test history

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

The first Test series played by the West Indies was at home to Australia in 1975–76,[8] when both the three-day matches were drawn. In 1976–77 the same team then played a six Test series away to India. They lost the fourth and then won the sixth Test by over an innings to level the series. The remaining games were drawn.

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

Finally, in 2003–04, after a 24-year wait, the West Indies resumed Test cricket with a one-off match away to Pakistan, this time played over 4 days. The result was a draw.

One-Day International history

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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 to England during 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 the Sri Lankan women's cricket team tour 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.

2003–04 saw the Windies play five ODIs in India followed by a seven ODI and one Test tour to Pakistan. 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 against South Africa and won the series two-nil.

Tournament history

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Women's Cricket World Cup

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ICC Women's World Twenty20

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ICC Women's Cricket Challenge

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Honours

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Squad

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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 by Cricket West Indies.[9]

Uncapped players are listed in italics.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Contract Forms Notes
Batters
Jamaica Chedean Nation 37 Right-handed - Retainer ODI, T20I
Trinidad and Tobago Djenaba Joseph 20 Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI, T20I
Guyana Mandy Mangru 25 Right-handed Right-arm off break Developmental ODI, T20I
All-rounders
Barbados Hayley Matthews 26 Right-handed Right-arm off break Retainer ODI, T20I Captain
Jamaica Chinelle Henry 29 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Retainer ODI, T20I
Barbados Aaliyah Alleyne 29 Right-handed Right-arm medium Retainer ODI, T20I
Jamaica Stafanie Taylor 33 Right-handed Right-arm off break Retainer ODI, T20I
Guyana Shabika Gajnabi 24 Right-handed Right-arm medium Retainer ODI, T20I
Saint Lucia Zaida James 19 Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox ODI, T20I
Wicket-keepers
Jamaica Rashada Williams 27 Right-handed Developmental ODI, T20I
Guyana Shemaine Campbelle 32 Right-handed - Retainer ODI, T20I Vice-captain
Barbados Kycia Knight 32 Left-handed - ODI, T20I
Trinidad and Tobago Shunelle Sawh 20 Right-handed - ODI
Spin Bowlers
Grenada Afy Fletcher 37 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Retainer ODI, T20I
Trinidad and Tobago Karishma Ramharack 29 Left-handed Right-arm off break Retainer ODI, T20I
Trinidad and Tobago Anisa Mohammed 36 Right-handed Right-arm off break Retainer
Guyana Kaysia Schultz 27 Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox Developmental
Saint Lucia Qiana Joseph 23 Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox ODI, T20I
Guyana Ashmini Munisar 20 Right-handed Right-arm off break ODI, T20I
Pace Bowlers
Barbados Shamilia Connell 32 Right-handed Right-arm fast Retainer ODI, T20I
Barbados Shakera Selman 35 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Retainer ODI
Guyana Cherry-Ann Fraser 25 Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Developmental ODI, T20I
Barbados Jannillea Glasgow Left-handed Right-arm medium Developmental

Updated as on 8 July 2023

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

Coaching staff

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  • Team Manager: Evril Betty Lewis
  • Head coach: Shane Deitz
  • 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

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Test cricket

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ODI cricket

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T20I cricket

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See also

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References

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  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. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  9. ^ "CWI CONFIRMS WEST INDIES CONTRACTED PLAYERS FOR 2022-2023". Windies Cricket. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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