5 Guyanese women in Windies Pre-World Cup camp

– Dottin returns

Five Guyanese women cricketers have made the cut for the West Indies Women’s pre-World Cup training camp, which will commence on January 6 and conclude on January 25 in Antigua. They are Shemaine Campbelle, Shabika Gajnabi, Kaysia Schultz, Cherry-Ann Fraser and Sheneta Grimmond.

Deandra Dottin is also returning to playing the game after an injury, and she headlines the twenty other players selected by Cricket West Indies’ for the pre-World Cup camp. The intention is to finalise their preparations for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia in February 2020.
Dottin returns to West Indies Women’s duty after sustaining shoulder surgery and undergoing a lengthy rehabilitation period, which ensured her full recovery and availability for the team.

Captain Stafanie Taylor, who missed the T20 International series against the visiting Indian Women’s Team in November, will also be returning, along with bowlers Shamilia Connell and Shakera Selman.
CWI’s Women’s and Girls Head Selector, Ann Browne-John, said, “The panel has selected a squad showing a mix of youth and experience in preparation for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. The recently concluded Women’s Franchise Tournament in Trinidad also gave the panel an opportunity to view the players in a T20 setting just prior to the World Cup.”
Browne-John added, “Deandra Dottin seemed to return right where she left off before her injury, and had remarkable performances from the first match. Shamilia Connell and Shakera Selman are also returning from injury, and the panel hopes that by the time the final selection is to be made for the World Cup, all players will be fit and ready.”
The 21-member Training Camp Squad are: Stafanie Taylor, Deandra Dottin, Shamilia Connell, Hayley Matthews, Aaliyah Alleyne, Shakera Selman, Sheneta Grimmond, Kaysia Schultz, Shabika Gajnabi, Cherry-Ann Fraser, Shemaine Campbelle, Chinelle Henry, Natasha McLean, Chedean Nation, Shawnisha Hector, Anisa Mohammed, Lee-Ann Kirby, Karishma Ramharack, Caneisha Isaac, Britney Cooper and Afy Fletcher. (CWI)