St. John’s (Antigua), April 29 (IANS) The experienced duo of Stacy Ann King and Afy Fletcher as well as rookie all-rounder Chinelle Henry have been recalled to the West Indies women’s cricket squad for a tour of Sri Lanka.
King, Fletcher and Henry have been named to a 14-member squad, leaving this week to participate in a training camp in Colombo ahead of the matches starting May 13, reports CMC.
The 31-year-old King, a left-handed batter and left-arm medium-fast bowler, has made 53 One-day International (ODI) and 61 Twenty20 International appearances. Her previous international appearance was a Women’s World Twenty20 semi-final against reigning World Champions Australia in Dhaka last year.
Fletcher, 28, will be making her first trip with the side in six years. She has appeared in 13 ODIs and two T20Is between 2008 and 2009 with her last international a Super Six match against England in the 2009 World Cup in Australia.
The 19-year-old Henry has appeared in two ODIs and four T20Is between October 2013 and February last year before losing her place in the side.
Three members of the side that played in the previous ICC Women’s Championship series in Australia will not be making the trip. They are left-handed all-rounder Shanel Daley, who has been sidelined with a knee injury, leg-spinner Shaquana Quintyne and medium-fast bowler Shakera Selman.
The tour comprises three T20Is and four ODIs, the last three of which will count towards the ICC Women’s Championship.
The ICC Women’s Championship is a multi-year, bilateral competition between the top eight international sides that will lead to qualification for the 2017 World Cup to be hosted by the England & Wales Cricket Board.
In the meantime, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has named a new coach. Former West Indies fast bowler Vasbert Drakes has replaced the long serving Sherwin Campbell, former Windies opener, who has guided the side for the last seven years.
Also joining the team management unit are physiotherapist Oba Gulston and fitness trainer Dave Bernard Sr. Both have worked with West Indies sides in recent times.
The squad is set to depart from Barbados on Wednesday, arriving two days later in Colombo where they will begin a nine-day training camp before the start of the series.
The squad: Merissa Aguilleira (captain), Stafanie Taylor (vice-captain), Shemaine Campbelle, Shamilia Connell, Britney Cooper, Deandra Dottin, Afy Fletcher, Chinelle Henry, Stacy-Ann King, Kycia Knight, Hayley Matthews, Anisa Mohammed, Subrina Munroe, Tremayne Smartt.