4 female Windies players retiring

Three Barbados female cricketers are among four West Indies players who are calling it day on their international careers.

World Cup winners Shakera Selman, Kycia Knight, Kyshona Knight and Anisa Mohammed, have confirmed their retirement, as they all communicated their decisions to Cricket West Indies.

Mohammed and Selman both served as vice-captains during their 20- and-18-year careers respectively,

Mohammed made her debut for the West Indies women in 2003 at the age of 15 against Japan women in an ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier in The Netherlands.

She played 141 One Day Internationals and 117 t20 internationals, taking 180 ODI wickets, with a career best of seven for 14 against Pakistan.

She also has the distinction of being the first West Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in a Women’s T20

Meantime, Selman started her international career against Ireland Women in Dublin in 2008 and quickly established herself as a key member of the West Indies women’s team, playing 100 ODIs with 82 wickets and 96 T20s taking 51 wickets.

The Knight twins – Kycia and Kyshona – made their debuts for West Indies women in 2011 and 2013 respectively.

Kycia a left-handed wicketkeeper/batter holds the record for the most dismissals in Women’s T20 innings with five, as well as the most stumpings in an innings of four and she’s tied for most catches in an innings also with four.

She played 87 ODIS, amassing 1327 runs and played 70 T20s, scoring 801 runs.

Kyshona played 51 ODIS, scoring 851 runs and played 55 T20is, scoring 546 runs.

About The Author