West Indies women's cricket team

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 that once formed the British West Indies.

On 25 May 1973, the Caribbean Women’s Cricket Federation (CWCF) was founded, with Monica Taylor as the first president and Jean Carmino as General Secretary. Later in the same year, at the inaugural edition of the World Cup, two teams that now compete as part of the West Indies, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, competed separately.

A combined West Indian women's team made its Test debut in 1976 (almost 50 years after its male counterpart), and its One Day International (ODI) in 1979.

In 1998, the CWCF changed its name to the West Indies Women’s Cricket Federation (WIWCF). On 16 January 2004, representatives of the WIWCF met with the president of the West Indies Cricket Board and agreed to a merger between the two organisations.

In 2005, the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC), which had been the global governing body of women's cricket since 1958, merged with the ICC to form one unified body for men's and women's cricket. This saw West Indies women formally become a member of the ICC.

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. The Windies Women eventually won their first title at the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20.

History

Test history

The first Test series played by the West Indies was at home to Australia in 1975–76, 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.

The ICC's Women’s Future Tours Programme for 2025-29 revealed that West Indies are set to play Test matches against Australia (in March 2026), England (April 2027) and South Africa (December 2028). These will be the first women's Test matches played by West Indies since the merger of the ICC and IWCC.

One-Day International history

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 the West Indies levelled 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 A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within West Indies +Key Champions Runners-up Semi-finals Women's Cricket World Cup

World Cup record Year Round Position Played Won Lost Tie NR 1973 Did not participate 1978 1982 1988 1993 Group Stage 6/8 7 2 5 0 0 1997 Group Stage 10/11 4 0 3 0 1 2000 Did not participate 2005 Group Stage 5/8 7 2 3 0 2 2009 Super 6s 6/8 8 1 7 0 0 2013 Runners-up 2/8 9 5 4 0 0 2017 Group Stage 6/8 7 2 5 0 0 2022 Semi-final 4/8 8 3 4 0 1 2025 Did not qualify Total 0 Title - 50 15 31 0 4

ICC Women's World Twenty20 T20 World Cup record Year Round Position Played Won Lost Tie NR 2009 Group Stage 5/8 3 1 2 0 0 2010 Semi-final 4/8 4 2 2 0 0 2012 Semi-final 3/8 4 2 2 0 0 2014 Semi-final 4/10 5 3 2 0 0 2016 Champions 1/10 6 5 1 0 0 2018 Semi-final 3/10 5 4 1 0 0 2020 Group Stage 6/10 4 1 2 0 1 2023 Group Stage 6/10 4 2 2 0 0 2024 Semi-final 4/10 5 4 1 0 0 2026 Total 1 Title - 40 24 15 0 1

ICC Women's Cricket Challenge

2010: 1st place

Honours Women's World Cup: Runners-up (1): 2013 Women's T20 World Cup: Champions (1): 2016

Squad 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.

Uncapped players are listed in italics.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Contract Forms Notes Batters Chedean Nation Right-handed - Retainer ODI, T20I Djenaba Joseph Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI, T20I Mandy Mangru Right-handed Right-arm off break Developmental ODI, T20I All-rounders Hayley Matthews Right-handed Right-arm off break Retainer ODI, T20I Captain Chinelle Henry Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Retainer ODI, T20I Aaliyah Alleyne Right-handed Right-arm medium Retainer ODI, T20I Stafanie Taylor Right-handed Right-arm off break Retainer ODI, T20I Shabika Gajnabi Right-handed Right-arm medium Retainer ODI, T20I Zaida James Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox ODI, T20I Wicket-keepers Rashada Williams Right-handed Developmental ODI, T20I Shemaine Campbelle Right-handed - Retainer ODI, T20I Vice-captain Kycia Knight Left-handed - ODI, T20I Shunelle Sawh Right-handed - ODI Spin Bowlers Afy Fletcher Right-handed Right-arm leg break Retainer ODI, T20I Karishma Ramharack Left-handed Right-arm off break Retainer ODI, T20I Anisa Mohammed Right-handed Right-arm off break Retainer Kaysia Schultz Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox Developmental Qiana Joseph Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox ODI, T20I Ashmini Munisar Right-handed Right-arm off break ODI, T20I Pace Bowlers Shamilia Connell Right-handed Right-arm fast Retainer ODI, T20I Shakera Selman Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Retainer ODI Cherry-Ann Fraser Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Developmental ODI, T20I Jannillea Glasgow Left-handed Right-arm medium Developmental

Updated as on 8 July 2023

Note - Deandra Dottin is also awarded a central contract.

Coaching staff

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

Test cricket

Highest team total: 440 v Pakistan, 15 March 2004 at National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Highest individual innings: 118, Nadine George v Pakistan, 15 March 2004 at National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Best innings bowling: 5/48, Vivalyn Latty-Scott v Australia, 7 May 1976 at Montego Bay, Jamaica Best match bowling: 5/26, Peggy Fairweather v India, 27 November 1976 at Jammu, India

ODI cricket

Highest team total: 368/8 v Sri Lanka, 3 February 2013 at Mumbai, India Highest individual innings: 171, Stafanie Taylor v Sri Lanka, 3 February 2013 at Mumbai, India Best innings bowling: 5/36, Cherry-Ann Singh v Ireland, 29 July 1993 at Dorking, England

T20I cricket

Highest team total: 191/4 v Netherlands, 16 October 2010 at Potchefstroom, South Africa

West Indies women's cricket team

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