Trinidad and Tobago women's national cricket team

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.

Trinidad and Tobago

Flag of Trinidad and Tobago
Personnel
Captain	Anisa Mohammed
Coach	Gibran Mohammed
Team information
Founded	First recorded match: 1973
History
First-class debut	Barbados in 1975 at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
S50 wins	13
T20 Blaze wins	1
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODI	v  New Zealand at Clarence Park, St Albans; 23 June 1973
Last WODI	v  England at Wolverhampton Cricket Club Ground, Wolverhampton; 20 July 1973
WODIs Played Won/Lost Total[1] 6 2/4 (0 ties, 0 no result)
Women's World Cup appearances	1 (first in 1973)
Best result	5th (1973)
As of 3 January 2019

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.^[2] Their victories came against Jamaica and Young England.^[3][4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6][7]

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.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}

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.^[15] They claimed their most recent titles in two successive seasons, 2016 and 2016–17, beating Barbados in the final both times.^[16][17]

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.^[18] In the most recent season, 2023, the side finished 5th in the T20 Blaze and were runners-up in the Super50 Cup.^[19][20]

Players

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2023 season.^[21] Players in bold have international caps.

Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
Shania Abdool	West Indies	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Britney Cooper	West Indies	(1989-08-23) 23 August 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Rachael Vincent	West Indies	Unknown	Left-handed	Unknown
All-rounders
Djenaba Joseph	West Indies	Unknown	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Selene O'Neil	West Indies	(1992-06-03) 3 June 1992 (age 32)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
Samara Ramnath	West Indies	Unknown	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Reniece Boyce	West Indies	(1997-09-03) 3 September 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	–
Shunelle Sawh	West Indies	(2004-07-17) 17 July 2004 (age 20)	Right-handed	–
Bowlers
Kirbyina Alexander	West Indies	(1987-07-06) 6 July 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Caniesha Isaac	West Indies	Unknown	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Lee-Ann Kirby	West Indies	(1987-04-07) 7 April 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
KD Jazz Mitchell	West Indies	(2005-08-27) 27 August 2005 (age 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Anisa Mohammed	West Indies	(1988-08-07) 7 August 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Captain
Karishma Ramharack	West Indies	(1988-09-07) 7 September 1988 (age 36)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
Shalini Samaroo	West Indies	(2003-09-21) 21 September 2003 (age 20)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
Steffi Soogrim	West Indies	Unknown	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox

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:^[22]

• Beverly Browne (1973)
• Louise Browne (1973)
• Joyce Demmin (1973)
• Christine Jacobson (1973)
• Jane Joseph (1973)
• Janice Moses (1973)
• Emelda Noreiga (1973)
• Maureen Phillips (1973)
• Nora St. Rose (1973)
• Jasmine Sammy (1973)
• Menota Tekah (1973)
• Gloria Farrell^{[lower-alpha 1]} (1973)
• Florence Douglas (1973)
• Merlyn Edwards (1973)
• Jeanette James (1973)
• Shirley-Ann Bonaparte (1979)
• Ann Browne (1993)
• Eve Caesar (1993)
• Carol-Ann James (1993)
• Desiree Luke (1993)
• Cherry-Ann Singh (1993)
• Stephanie Power (1993)
• Ann McEwen (1997)
• Gwen Smith (1997)
• Brenda Solzano-Rodney (1997)
• Envis Williams (1997)
• Shane de Silva (2003)
• Nadine George (2003)
• Nelly Williams (2003)
• Felicia Cummings (2003)
• Anisa Mohammed (2003)
• Kirbyina Alexander (2005)
• Deandra Dottin^{[lower-alpha 2]} (2008)
• Stacy-Ann King (2008)
• Lee-Ann Kirby (2008)
• Merissa Aguilleira (2008)
• Gaitri Seetahal (2008)
• Amanda Samaroo (2009)
• Britney Cooper (2009)
• Felicia Walters (2017)
• Reniece Boyce (2017)
• Karishma Ramharack (2019)
• Caniesha Isaac (2021)
• Djenaba Joseph (2022)

Honours

• Women's Super50 Cup:
  • Winners (13): 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2002 (Knockout), 2003 (League), 2003 (Knockout), 2004 (Knockout), 2005 (League), 2005 (Knockout), 2010, 2016, 2016–17
• Twenty20 Blaze:
  • Winners (1): 2016

Records

One-Day Internationals

• Highest team total: 124 vs Australia, 30 June 1973.^[23]
• Highest individual score: 50*, Louise Browne vs Jamaica, 4 July 1973.^[24]
• Best innings bowling: 3/7, Jane Joseph vs Young England, 14 July 1973.^[25]

Most ODI runs for Trinidad & Tobago Women^[26]

Player	Runs	Average	Career span
Louise Browne	150	30.00	1973
Beverly Browne	97	16.16	1973
Joyce Demmin	78	19.50	1973
Jane Joseph	65	13.00	1973
Christine Jacobson	42	8.40	1973

Most ODI wickets for Trinidad & Tobago Women^[27]

Player	Wickets	Average	Career span
Nora St. Rose	8	10.25	1973
Christine Jacobson	8	18.00	1973
Jane Joseph	6	12.16	1973
Jeanette James	3	21.66	1973
Joyce Demmin	3	34.00	1973

ODI record versus other nations^[28]

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First	Last
Australia	1	0	1	0	0	1973	1973
England	1	0	1	0	0	1973	1973
International XI	1	0	1	0	0	1973	1973
Jamaica	1	1	0	0	0	1973	1973
New Zealand	1	0	1	0	0	1973	1973
Young England	1	1	0	0	0	1973	1973
Total	6	2	4	0	0	1973	1973

See also

• List of Trinidad and Tobago women ODI cricketers
• Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team
• Trinbago Knight Riders (WCPL)

Notes

1. Farrell played international cricket for International XI.
2. Dottin has represented both the West Indies and Barbados in international cricket.

References

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