{"id":172045,"date":"2025-06-10T04:36:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T04:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/172045\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T04:36:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T04:36:17","slug":"cwi-announces-womens-squad-for-home-series-against-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/172045\/","title":{"rendered":"CWI Announces Women’s Squad For Home Series Against South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

CWI Announces Women’s Squad For Home Series Against South Africa<\/p>\n

ST. JOHN\u2019S, Antigua<\/b> \u2013 Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced the 15-member squad for the upcoming white-ball home series against South Africa Women, set to take place at the iconic 3Ws Oval in Barbados. The series, scheduled for 11 to 23 June, will feature three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three T20 Internationals (T20Is).<\/p>\n

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The Maroon Warriors return to the Caribbean after a difficult tour of England, where they were unable to secure a win in the six-match ODI and T20I series. Now back on home soil, the team is focused on regrouping, resetting, and reigniting their campaign in more familiar conditions as they aim to deliver stronger, more consistent performances on the international stage.<\/p>\n

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Despite the disappointing results in England, the West Indies Women showed glimpses of their potential especially from international debutants Jahzara Claxton, the first woman from St Kitts to play international cricket, and Guyanese Realeanna Grimmond, who scored a half century on her ODI debut. Captain Hayley Matthews emerged as the standout performer with 177 runs and three wickets in the T20I series and was duly named player of the series.<\/p>\n

The Proteas Women arrive in the Caribbean ranked higher than the West Indies in both formats, with South Africa positioned 5th in both ODI and T20I rankings while the Maroon Warriors are ranked 9th in the former and 5th in the shortest format.<\/p>\n

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Matthews will once again lead the squad, which sees one change from the England tour, with experienced all-rounder Chinelle Henry coming in for Cherry-Ann Fraser.<\/p>\n

Miles Bascombe, CWI Director of Cricket, expressed confidence in the team\u2019s ability to bounce back:<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter a challenging tour, this home series offers the perfect opportunity for the team to regain their footing and reestablish their confidence playing in familiar conditions and in front of West Indian fans. We believe in this group\u2019s talent and resilience, and we look forward to seeing them play purposeful, passionate cricket.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Head Coach Shane Deitz echoed the importance of the upcoming matches:<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, England’s results didn’t go how we wanted, but it was a great learning opportunity and a chance to bring some young players into our team and give them their first taste of international cricket.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“We had five players aged 21 and under in our last ODI against England, so it was great to see a young team go out there and mix it up with one of the best teams in the world. All those younger players learned some valuable lessons during that series which we hope they will bring into this series to contribute some more for the team and put in some match-winning performances.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIt’s great that Hayley is now available for this series – her home series in her hometown and she’ll be really excited to put on a great show in front of her family, friends and supporters of West Indies cricket. It\u2019s also great to welcome back Chinelle Henry. In the last 12 months she has been a world class player, so it’s great to have her back in the team, on and off the field.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThis is going to be wonderful series and a great opportunity for our girls to test their skills and abilities against one of the best teams in the world, so I am looking forward to getting out there putting on a great show for our West Indies supporters. We can’t wait to hear and feel their support when we go out to play on Wednesday.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The team arrived in Barbados on Sunday, 8th June ahead of the first ODI on 11 June.<\/p>\n

The second T20I on Sunday, 22 June, will be particularly special as it coincides with the prestigious CWI and West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) Awards ceremony, celebrating the achievements of Caribbean cricket stars across both men’s and women’s cricket.<\/p>\n

Admission to the games is free and all matches will be broadcast live across the Caribbean and internationally on ESPN Caribbean.<\/p>\n

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West Indies Women\u2019s Squad vs South Africa:<\/b><\/p>\n

Hayley Matthews (Captain)<\/p>\n

Shemaine Campbelle (Vice-Captain)<\/p>\n

Aaliyah Alleyne<\/p>\n

Jahzara Claxton<\/p>\n

Afy Fletcher<\/p>\n

Shakiba Gajnabi<\/p>\n

Jannillea Glasgow<\/p>\n

Realeanna Grimmond<\/p>\n

Chinelle Henry<\/p>\n

Zaida James<\/p>\n

Qiana Joseph<\/p>\n

Mandy Mangru<\/p>\n

Ashmini Munisar<\/p>\n

Karishma Ramharack<\/p>\n

Stafanie Taylor<\/p>\n

Team Management Unit:<\/b><\/p>\n

Head Coach: Shane Deitz<\/p>\n

Team Manager: Sheena Gooding<\/p>\n

Assistant Coach: Ryan Austin<\/p>\n

Assistant Coach: Damien Wright<\/p>\n

Team Analyst: Gary Belle<\/p>\n

Physiotherapist: Angelica Holder<\/p>\n

Strength & Conditioning Coach: Hector Martinez Charles<\/p>\n

Performance Coach: Dr. Nadine Sammy<\/p>\n

Media & Content Officer: Nicholas Maitland<\/p>\n

Series Schedule: (All matches will be played at the 3W\u2019s Oval)<\/b><\/p>\n

1st ODI \u2013 Wednesday, 11 June \u2013 10 AM<\/p>\n

2nd ODI \u2013 Saturday, 14 June \u2013 10 AM<\/p>\n

3rd ODI \u2013 Tuesday, 17 June \u2013 10AM<\/p>\n

1st T20I \u2013 Friday, 20 June \u2013 2PM<\/p>\n

2nd T20I \u2013 Sunday, 22 June \u2013 10 AM<\/p>\n

3rd T20I \u2013 Monday, 23 June \u2013 2PM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CWI Announces Women’s Squad For Home Series Against South Africa ST. JOHN\u2019S, Antigua \u2013 Cricket West Indies (CWI)…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":172046,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4101],"tags":[1406,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-172045","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-cricket","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}