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The West Indies women's cricket team, nicknamed the Windies, is a combined team of players from various countries in the
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that competes in international
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. The team is organised by the
West Indies Cricket Board Cricket West Indies (CWI) is the governing body for cricket in the West Indies (a sporting confederation of over a dozen mainly Commonwealth Caribbean, English-speaking Caribbean countries and dependencies that once formed the British West Ind ...
(WICB), a full member of the
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(ICC), which represents fifteen countries and territories. 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 Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...
and
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...
, competed separately. A combined West Indian women's team made its
Test Test(s), testing, or TEST may refer to: * Test (assessment), an educational assessment intended to measure the respondents' knowledge or other abilities Arts and entertainment * ''Test'' (2013 film), an American film * ''Test'' (2014 film) ...
debut in 1976 (almost 50 years after its male counterpart), and its
One Day International One Day International (ODI) is a format of cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of fifty overs, with the game lasting up to 7 hours. The World Cup, generally held every four yea ...
(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 The International Women's Cricket Council IWCC was the global governing body of Women's cricket. formed in February 1958 by the women's cricket associations of Australia, England, the Netherlands, New Zealand and South Africa. In 2005 it was merg ...
(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
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, the highest level of the sport, and has participated in five of the ten editions of the
Women's Cricket World Cup The Women's Cricket World Cup is the quadrennial international championship of Women's One Day International Cricket tournament. Matches are played as One Day Internationals over 50 overs per team. There is also another championship for Tw ...
held to date. At the 2013 World Cup, the team made the tournament's final for the first time, but lost to
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. The Windies Women later reached the semifinals of the
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. 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 The 2016 Women's World Twenty20 was the fifth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup, Women's World Twenty20, the world championship of women's Twenty20 International cricket. India hosted the event for the first time, with matches played from 1 ...
.


History


Test history

The first Test series played by the West Indies was at home to
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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 India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
. They lost the fourth and then won the sixth Test by over an innings to level the series. The remaining games were drawn.
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then saw the Windies play their third Test series, this time away to
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. 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 Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
, 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
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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
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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 India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
followed by a seven ODI and one Test tour to
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. 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
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and won the series two-nil.


Tournament history

''A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within
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Women's Cricket World Cup


ICC Women's World Twenty20


ICC Women's Cricket Challenge

*
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: 1st place


Honours

* Women's World Cup: ** Runners-up (1):
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*
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: ** Champions (1):
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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 Cricket West Indies (CWI) is the governing body for cricket in the West Indies (a sporting confederation of over a dozen mainly Commonwealth Caribbean, English-speaking Caribbean countries and dependencies that once formed the British West Ind ...
. Uncapped players are listed in ''italics''. ''Updated as on 8 July 2023'' Note -
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 i ...
was also awarded a central contract but has since retired from international cricket.


Coaching staff

* Team Manager: Evril Betty Lewis * Head coach:
Shane Deitz Shane Alan Deitz (born 4 May 1975) is an Australian cricket coach and former player. He played first-class cricket for the Southern Redbacks as a left-handed top-order batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. He was appointed coach of the Netherla ...
* Assistant coach:
Courtney Walsh Courtney Andrew Walsh OJ (born 30 October 1962) is a Jamaican former cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the team in 22 Test matches. He played as a fast bowler and is considered one of the all-time greats, ...
* 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
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, 15 March 2004 at
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, Pakistan *Highest individual innings: 118,
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 We ...
v
Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
, 15 March 2004 at
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, Pakistan *Best innings bowling: 5/48, Vivalyn Latty-Scott v
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, 7 May 1976 at
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, Jamaica *Best match bowling: 5/26, Peggy Fairweather v
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, 27 November 1976 at
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, India


ODI cricket

*Highest team total: 368/8 v
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, 3 February 2013 at
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, India *Highest individual innings: 171,
Stafanie Taylor Stafanie Roxann Taylor (born 11 June 1991) is a Jamaican cricketer who is a former captain of the West Indies women's cricket team. She has represented West Indies women's cricket team, them over 250 times since her debut in 2008. A right-hand ...
v
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, 3 February 2013 at
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, India *Best innings bowling: 5/36, Cherry-Ann Singh v
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, 29 July 1993 at
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, England


T20I cricket

*Highest team total: 191/4 v
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, 16 October 2010 at
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,
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See also

*
Women's cricket Women's cricket is the team sport of cricket when played by woman, women. Its Laws of cricket, rules are almost identical to those in the game played by men, the main change being the use of a smaller cricket ball, ball. Women's cricket is b ...
* List of West Indies women Test cricketers * List of West Indies women ODI cricketers * List of West Indies women Twenty20 International cricketers * West Indian men's cricket team


References


External links


Cricket Archive details of West Indies in women's Tests
{{National sports teams of the West Indies Women's national cricket teams