Trinidad and Tobago women's national cricket team explained

Trinidad and Tobago
Captain:Anisa Mohammed
Coach:Gibran Mohammed
Founded:First recorded match: 1973
First Fc:Barbados
First Fc Year:1975
First Fc Venue:Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Title1:S50
Title1wins:13
Title2:T20 Blaze
Title2wins:1
First Wodi:v at Clarence Park, St Albans; 23 June 1973
Most Recent Wodi:v at Wolverhampton Cricket Club Ground, Wolverhampton; 20 July 1973
Num Wodis:6
Wodi Record:2/4
(0 ties, 0 no result)
Wwc Apps:1
Wwc First:1973
Wwc Best:5th (1973)
Asofdate:3 January 2019

The Trinidad and Tobago women's national cricket team, also known as Trinidad and Tobago Red Force Divas, is the women's representative cricket team of the country of Trinidad and Tobago. They compete in the Women's Super50 Cup and the Twenty20 Blaze.

In 1973, they competed in the first World Cup, finishing fifth with two victories. Since, the West Indies 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.[1] Their victories came against Jamaica and Young England.[2] [3]

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.[4] 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.[5] [6]

Trinidad and Tobago went on to 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.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Trinidad and Tobago won the Championships again in 2010, topping their group before beating Barbados in the semi-final and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the final.[14] They claimed their most recent titles in two successive seasons, 2016 and 2016–17, beating Barbados in the final both times.[15] [16]

Trinidad and Tobago have also competed in the Twenty20 Blaze since its inception in 2012. They won the third edition of the tournament in 2016, topping their group before beating Jamaica in the final.[17] In the most recent season, 2023, the side finished 5th in the T20 Blaze and were runners-up in the Super50 Cup.[18] [19]

Players

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2023 season.[20] Players in bold have international caps.

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Shania Abdool Unknown Unknown Unknown
Britney Cooper 23 August 1989 Right-handed
Unknown Left-handed Unknown
All-rounders
Djenaba Joseph Unknown Right-handed
Selene O'Neil 3 June 1992 Left-handed
Samara Ramnath Unknown Right-handed
Wicket-keepers
Reniece Boyce 3 September 1997 Right-handed
Shunelle Sawh 17 July 2004 Right-handed
Bowlers
Kirbyina Alexander 6 July 1987 Right-handed
Caniesha Isaac Unknown Right-handed
Lee-Ann Kirby 7 April 1987 Right-handed
KD Jazz Mitchell 27 August 2005 Right-handed
Anisa Mohammed 7 August 1988 Right-handed Captain
Karishma Ramharack 7 September 1988 Left-handed
Shalini Samaroo 21 September 2003 Left-handed
Unknown Left-handed

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 status:[21]

Honours

Records

One-Day Internationals

Most ODI runs for Trinidad & Tobago Women[25]
PlayerRunsAverageCareer span
150 30.00 1973
97 16.16 1973
78 19.50 1973
65 13.00 1973
42 8.40 1973
Most ODI wickets for Trinidad & Tobago Women[26]
PlayerWicketsAverageCareer span
8 10.25 1973
8 18.00 1973
6 12.16 1973
3 21.66 1973
3 34.00 1973
ODI record versus other nations[27]
Opponent M W L T NR First Last
1 0 1 0 0 1973 1973
1 0 1 0 0 1973 1973
1 0 1 0 0 1973 1973
1 1 0 0 0 1973 1973
1 0 1 0 0 1973 1973
Young England1 1 0 0 0 1973 1973
Total6 2 4 0 0 1973 1973

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's World Cup 1973 Table . ESPNCricinfo . 7 May 2021.
  2. Web site: 8th Match, London, Jul 4 1973, Jamaica Women v Trinidad and Tobago Women . ESPNCricinfo . 7 May 2021.
  3. Web site: 15th Match, Cambridge, Jul 14 1973, Young England Women v Trinidad and Tobago Women . ESPNCricinfo . 7 May 2021.
  4. Web site: Caribbean Women's Cricket Federation Championships 1975–76 . CricketArchive . 7 May 2021.
  5. Web site: Caribbean Women's Cricket Federation Championships 1977 . CricketArchive . 7 May 2021.
  6. Web site: Caribbean Women's Cricket Federation Championships 1989 . CricketArchive . 7 May 2021.
  7. Web site: Caribbean Women's Cricket Federation Championships 1992 . CricketArchive . 7 May 2021.
  8. Web site: Caribbean Women's Cricket Federation Championships 1994 . CricketArchive . 7 May 2021.
  9. Web site: Caribbean Women's Cricket Federation Championships 1996 . CricketArchive . 7 May 2021.
  10. Web site: West Indies Women's Cricket Federation Championships 2002 . CricketArchive . 7 May 2021.
  11. Web site: West Indies Women's Cricket Federation Championships 2004 . CricketArchive . 7 May 2021.
  12. Web site: West Indies Women's Cricket Federation Championships 2003 . CricketArchive . 7 May 2021.
  13. Web site: West Indies Women's Cricket Federation Championships 2005 . CricketArchive . 7 May 2021.
  14. Web site: West Indies Cricket Board Women's Championships 2010 . CricketArchive . 7 May 2021.
  15. Web site: West Indies Cricket Board Regional Women's Championship 2016 . CricketArchive . 7 May 2021.
  16. Web site: West Indies Cricket Board Women's Regional Super50 2016/17 . CricketArchive . 7 May 2021.
  17. Web site: West Indies Cricket Board Regional Women's Twenty20 Championship 2016 . CricketArchive . 1 May 2021.
  18. Web site: West Indies Cricket Board Women's Super50 Cup 2023 . CricketArchive . 6 June 2023.
  19. Web site: 2023 Women's T20 Blaze . Windies Cricket . 6 June 2023.
  20. Web site: Squads Named for CG United Women's Super50 Cup and T20 Blaze Tournaments . Windies Cricket . 7 May 2023 . 11 May 2023.
  21. Web site: Trinidad and Tobago Women Players. CricketArchive. 2 May 2021.
  22. Web site: Records / Trinidad & Tobago Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Highest totals . ESPNCricinfo . 24 October 2021.
  23. Web site: Records / Trinidad & Tobago Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Top Scores . ESPNCricinfo . 24 October 2021.
  24. Web site: Records / Trinidad & Tobago Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures in an innings . ESPNCricinfo . 24 October 2021.
  25. Web site: Records / Trinidad & Tobago Women / Women's One Day Internationals / Most runs . ESPNCricinfo . 24 October 2021.
  26. Web site: Records / Trinidad & Tobago Women / Women's One Day Internationals / Most wickets . ESPNCricinfo . 24 October 2021.
  27. Web site: Records / Trinidad & Tobago Women / Women's One Day Internationals / Result summary . ESPNCricinfo . 17 October 2021.