The Leeward Islands women's cricket team is the women's

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team representing the member countries of the

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, Montserrat,

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and

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. They compete in the

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and the

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, which they joined in 2016.

History

The Leeward Islands joined the West Indies domestic structure in 2016, playing in the Regional Women's Championship and the Regional Women's Twenty20 Championship. They finished bottom of their group in both competitions. The side have competed in every 50-over and T20 competition since, but have yet to win a match, finishing bottom of the league every season. In 2019, Leeward Islands captain

Shawnisha Hector Shawnisha Hector is an Antiguan cricketer who plays for Leeward Islands, Trinbago Knight Riders and the West Indies. In October 2019, she was named in the West Indies' squad for their series against India. She became the first Antiguan female c ...

became the first Antiguan female cricketer to play for the

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Players

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2023 season. Players in bold have international caps.

Notable players

Players who have played for the Leeward Islands and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): * Shebani Bhaskar (2019) *

(2019) * Divya Saxena (2021)

References

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History

Players

Current squad

Notable players

See also

References