The Trinidad and Tobago women's cricket team is the women's representative
cricket
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team of the country of
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...
. They compete in the
Women's Super50 Cup
The Women's Super50 Cup, officially the West Indies Cricket Board Women's Super50 Cup and previously the Women's Cricket Federation Championships, is a women's domestic one-day cricket competition organised by Cricket West Indies. The tournament ...
and the
Twenty20 Blaze
The Twenty20 Blaze, officially the West Indies Cricket Board Women's Twenty20 Blaze and previously known as the West Indies Cricket Board Regional Women's Twenty20 Championship, is a women's Twenty20 cricket competition organised by Cricket West I ...
.
In 1973, they competed in the first
World Cup
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, finishing fifth with two victories. Since, the
West Indies
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have competed as a united team, and Trinidad and Tobago have only competed at domestic level.
History
Trinidad and Tobago first played in 1973, in the lead-up to the
1973 World Cup, which they competed in. They finished 5th in the group of 7, with two wins and four losses. Their victories came against
Jamaica
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and
Young England
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.
Trinidad and Tobago went on to compete in the inaugural
Federation Championships in 1975–76, the first season of the West Indian women's domestic system. They finished second in the tournament in its second edition, in 1977, and won their first recorded title in 1989, winning the limited overs section of the Federation Championships.
Trinidad and Tobago went on the become the most successful team in the Federation Championships, with 13 recorded titles, and are the only team to have played in every season of the tournament. When the tournament was split into a league stage and knockout stage in the 1990s and 2000s, they have recorded title victories in 1992, 1994, 1996, 2002 and 2004, as well as winning both formats in 2003 and 2005.
Trinidad and Tobago won the Championships again in 2010, topping their group before beating
Barbados
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in the semi-final and
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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in the final. They claimed their most recent titles in two successive seasons,
2016
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and
2016–17, beating Barbados in the final both times.
Trinidad and Tobago have also competed in the
Twenty20 Blaze
The Twenty20 Blaze, officially the West Indies Cricket Board Women's Twenty20 Blaze and previously known as the West Indies Cricket Board Regional Women's Twenty20 Championship, is a women's Twenty20 cricket competition organised by Cricket West I ...
since its inception in
2012
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. They won the third edition of the tournament in
2016
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, topping their group before beating Jamaica in the final. In the most recent season, 2022, the side finished 3rd in the
T20 Blaze and reached the semi-finals of the
Super50 Cup
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.
Players
Current squad
Based on squad announced for the 2022 season. Players in bold have international caps.
Notable players
Players who have played for Trinidad and Tobago and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets). Players listed with a Trinidad and Tobago flag appeared for the side at the
1973 World Cup, which carried
One Day International
A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World C ...
status:
*
Beverly Browne
Beverly Mary Browne (born 27 March 1957) is a Trinidadian former cricketer who played primarily as a right-handed batter. She appeared in six One Day Internationals for Trinidad and Tobago at the 1973 World Cup, and 11 Test matches and two One ...
(1973)
*
Louise Browne
Louise Patricia Browne (born 16 March 1952) is a Trinidadian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 6 One Day Internationals for Trinidad and Tobago at the 1973 World Cup, and nine Test matches and two One Day In ...
(1973)
*
Joyce Demmin
Joyce Demmin is a Trinidad and Tobago
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(1973)
*
Christine Jacobson (1973)
*
Jane Joseph
Jane Marian Joseph (31 May 1894 – 9 March 1929) was an English composer, arranger and music teacher. She was a pupil and later associate of the composer Gustav Holst, and was instrumental in the organisation and management of various of ...
(1973)
*
Janice Moses
Janice Moses is a Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidadian former cricketer who represented the Trinidad and Tobago women's national cricket team.
A bowling (cricket), bowler, Moses played in three Women's One Day International cricket, women's One Day ...
(1973)
*
Emelda Noreiga (1973)
*
Maureen Phillips
Maureen Phillips is a former Trinidadian cricketer who represented the Trinidad and Tobago women's national cricket team.
A bowler, Phillips played in two women's One Day Internationals at the inaugural Women's Cricket World Cup in 1973 in En ...
(1973)
*
Nora St. Rose (1973)
*
Jasmine Sammy
Jasmine Sammy is a Trinidadian former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. She appeared in four One Day Internationals for Trinidad and Tobago at the 1973 World Cup, and six Test matches ...
(1973)
*
Menota Tekah (1973)
*
Gloria Farrell
Gloria Farrell (born 1954) is a Trinidadian former cricketer who played primarily as a bowler. She played 5 One Day Internationals for International XI at the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup, taking 6 wickets at an average of 20.33. She played ...
(1973)
*
Florence Douglas (1973)
*
Merlyn Edwards (1973)
*
Jeanette James (1973)
*
Shirley-Ann Bonaparte (1979)
*
Ann Browne (1993)
*
Eve Caesar (1993)
*
Carol-Ann James
Carol-Ann James is a Trinidadian former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. She appeared in 11 One Day Internationals for the West Indies between 1993 and 1997. She played domestic cricket ...
(1993)
*
Desiree Luke
Desiree Luke is a Trinidadian former cricketer who played as a right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in eight One Day Internationals for the West Indies between 1993 and 1997. She played domestic cricket for Trinidad and Tobago.
Luke made he ...
(1993)
*
Cherry-Ann Singh
Cherry-Ann Singh (born 13 February 1961) is a Trinidadian former cricketer who played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She appeared in seven One Day Internationals for the West Indies, all at the 1993 World Cup. She played domestic cricket f ...
(1993)
*
Stephanie Power (1993)
*
Ann McEwen (1997)
*
Gwen Smith (1997)
*
Brenda Solzano-Rodney (1997)
*
Envis Williams (1997)
*
Shane de Silva
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(2003)
*
Nadine George
Nadine Andrea Julietta George MBE (born 15 October 1968) is a Jamaican former cricketer who played as a left-handed batter and wicket-keeper. She appeared in 1 Test match, 41 One Day Internationals and 3 Twenty20 Internationals for the West ...
(2003)
*
Nelly Williams
Nelly Andrea Williams (born 16 August 1980) is a Trinidadian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 30 One Day Internationals matches for the West Indies between 2003 and 2005. She played domestic cricket for Trini ...
(2003)
*
Felicia Cummings (2003)
*
Anisa Mohammed
Anisa Mohammed (born 7 September 1988) is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays for Trinidad and Tobago women's national cricket team, Trinidad and Tobago, Trinbago Knight Riders (WCPL), Trinbago Knight Riders and the West Indies women's cricket tea ...
(2003)
*
Kirbyina Alexander
Kirbyina Nasie Alexander (born 6 July 1987) is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays as a right-arm pace bowler. She appeared in 20 One Day Internationals and 6 Twenty20 Internationals for West Indies between 2005 and 2010. She plays domestic cricke ...
(2005)
*
Deandra Dottin
Deandra Jalisa Shakira Dottin (born 21 June 1991) is a Barbadian cricketer and former track and field athlete. A right-handed batter and right-arm fast bowler, Dottin made her debut for the West Indies women's cricket team in ...
(2008)
*
Stacy-Ann King
Stacy-Ann Camille-Ann King (born 17 July 1983) is a Trinidadian former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting left-handed and bowling left-arm medium. Between 2009 and 2019, she appeared in 75 One Day Internationals and 86 Twenty20 Inter ...
(2008)
*
Lee-Ann Kirby
Lee-Ann Giselle Laureel Kirby (born 7 April 1987) is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays for Trinidad and Tobago women's national cricket team, Trinidad and Tobago, Trinbago Knight Riders (WCPL), Trinbago Knight Riders and the West Indies women's cr ...
(2008)
*
Merissa Aguilleira
Merissa Ria Aguilleira (born 14 December 1985) is a Trinidadian former cricketer who played as a right-handed wicket-keeper Batting (cricket), batter. She played for the West Indies women's cricket team, West Indies between 2008 and 2019, appea ...
(2008)
*
Gaitri Seetahal (2008)
*
Amanda Samaroo
Amanda Mindy Samaroo (born 2 November 1992) is a Trinidadian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 3 One Day Internationals and 5 Twenty20 Internationals for the West Indies between 2009 and 2012. She played domes ...
(2009)
*
Britney Cooper
Britney Cooper (born 23 August 1989) is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays for Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados Royals and the West Indies as a right-handed batter. She top-scored during the semi-final of the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 again ...
(2009)
*
Felicia Walters (2017)
*
Reniece Boyce
Reniece Boyce (born 3 September 1997) is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays for Trinidad and Tobago women's national cricket team, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados Royals (WCPL), Barbados Royals as a right-handed wicket-keeper Batting (cricket), b ...
(2017)
*
Karishma Ramharack
Karishma Ramharack (born 20 January 1995) is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays for Trinidad and Tobago women's national cricket team, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana Amazon Warriors (WCPL), Guyana Amazon Warriors and the West Indies women's cricket t ...
(2019)
*
Caniesha Isaac
Caneisha Isaac is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays for the Trinidad and Tobago women's national cricket team in the Women's Super50 Cup and the Twenty20 Blaze tournaments. In April 2019, Isaac replaced Britney Cooper during India's tour of the ...
(2021)
*
Djenaba Joseph
Djenaba Faith Allison Joseph (born 28 February 2004) is an Trinidadian cricketer who plays for Trinidad and Tobago women's national cricket team, Trinidad and Tobago and the West Indies women's cricket team, West Indies. She plays as a right-hand ...
(2022)
Honours
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Women's Super50 Cup
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:
** Winners (13): 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2002 (Knockout), 2003 (League), 2003 (Knockout), 2004 (Knockout), 2005 (League), 2005 (Knockout), 2010,
2016
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,
2016–17
*
Twenty20 Blaze
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:
** Winners (1):
2016
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Records
One-Day Internationals
*Highest team total: 124 vs
Australia
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, 30 June 1973.
*Highest individual score: 50
*,
Louise Browne
Louise Patricia Browne (born 16 March 1952) is a Trinidadian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 6 One Day Internationals for Trinidad and Tobago at the 1973 World Cup, and nine Test matches and two One Day In ...
vs
Jamaica
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, 4 July 1973.
*Best innings bowling: 3/7,
Jane Joseph
Jane Marian Joseph (31 May 1894 – 9 March 1929) was an English composer, arranger and music teacher. She was a pupil and later associate of the composer Gustav Holst, and was instrumental in the organisation and management of various of ...
vs
Young England
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, 14 July 1973.
See also
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List of Trinidad and Tobago women ODI cricketers
This is a list of Trinidad and Tobagonian women's One-day international cricketers. Overall, 14 Trinidad and Tobagonian women have played in at least one women's one-day international. A One Day International, or an ODI, is an international cric ...
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Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team
The Trinidad and Tobago cricket team, or officially the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, is the representative cricket team of the country of Trinidad and Tobago.
The Red Force takes part in inter-regional cricket competitions in the Caribbean, ...
*
Trinbago Knight Riders (WCPL)
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Notes
References
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1973 Women's Cricket World Cup
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