Leeward Islands women's cricket team

Leeward Islands

Personnel
Captain	Saneldo Willett
Coach	Percy Daniel
Team information
Colours	Maroon   Gold
Founded	First recorded match: 2016
History
S50  wins	0
T20 Blaze  wins	0

The Leeward Islands women's cricket team is the women's cricket team representing the member countries of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association: Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, Montserrat, British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands and Sint Maarten. They compete in the Women's Super50 Cup and the Twenty20 Blaze, 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. ^{[1] [2]}

The side have competed in every 50-over and T20 competition since, and won their first ever match in their opening game of the 2024 Twenty20 Blaze, defeating Barbados by 12 runs. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

In 2019, Leeward Islands captain Shawnisha Hector became the first Antiguan female cricketer to play for the West Indies. ^[6]

Players

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2023 season. ^[7] Players in bold have international caps.

Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
Kimberley Anthony	West Indies	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
All-rounders
Melicia Clarke	West Indies	Unknown	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
Amanda Edwards	West Indies	Unknown	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Rozel Liburd	West Indies	Unknown	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Davronique Maynard	West Indies	Unknown	Right-handed	Unknown
Chey-Anne Moses	West Indies	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Jenison Richards	West Indies	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Divya Saxena	Canada	(1993-09-16) 16 September 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Saneldo Willett	West Indies	Unknown	Right-handed	Unknown	Captain
Wicket-keepers
Terez Parker	West Indies	Unknown	Right-handed	–
Bowlers
Davanna Claxton	West Indies	Unknown	Unknown	Right-arm medium
Jahzara Claxton	West Indies	(2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 19)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
Shawnisha Hector	West Indies	Unknown	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Tynetta McKoy	West Indies	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Tonya Martin	West Indies	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

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): ^[8]

• Reniece Boyce (2017)
• Shebani Bhaskar (2019)
• Shawnisha Hector (2019)
• Divya Saxena (2021)
• Tiffany Thorpe (2025)
• Jahzara Claxton (2025)

See also

• Leeward Islands cricket team

References

1. "West Indies Cricket Board Regional Women's Championship 2016 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
2. "West Indies Cricket Board Regional Women's Twenty20 Championship 2016 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
3. "Women's List A Matches played by Leeward Islands Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
4. "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Leeward Islands Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
5. "Leeward Islands Women v Barbados Women, 17 March 2024". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
6. "Hector becomes first Antiguan female cricketer to be selected for West Indies team". Antigua Observer. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
7. "Squads Named for CG United Women's Super50 Cup and T20 Blaze Tournaments". Windies Cricket. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
8. "Leeward Islands Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2021.