Chinelle Akhalia Henry (born 17 August 1995) is a Jamaican

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er who plays as a right-arm

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bowler and right-handed

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. In October 2018, she was named in the West Indies' squad for the

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tournament in the West Indies. In July 2019,

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awarded her with a central contract for the first time, ahead of the 2019–20 season. In January 2020, she was named in West Indies' squad for the

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in Australia. In May 2021, Henry was awarded with a central contract from

. She plays domestic cricket for

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and

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. On 2 July 2021, she and her fellow teammate

Chedean Nation Chedean Natasha Nation (born 31 October 1986) is a Jamaican cricketer who has represented the West Indies women's cricket team, West Indies internationally. She plays domestic cricket for Jamaica women's national cricket team, Jamaica and Guyana ...

had collapsed on the field in a space of ten minutes during the second women's T20I match between West Indies and Pakistan at the

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in Antigua. Both of them were immediately taken to the hospital and they were reportedly in conscious and stable position. In October 2021, she was named in the West Indies team for the

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tournament in Zimbabwe. In February 2022, she was named in the West Indies team for the

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in New Zealand.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Chinelle 1995 births Living people Jamaican women cricketers West Indies women One Day International cricketers West Indies women Twenty20 International cricketers West Indian women cricketers Barbados Royals (WCPL) cricketers