First lady of cricket

Sun, Jan 1, '12

You do not have to be a cricket fan to be proud of the fact that T&T’s, more specifically Moruga’s Merissa Ria Aguilleira, is the captain of the our national and the West Indian cricket team. The charming 26-year-old has risen through the cricketing ranks from 2002, becoming a member of the T&T senior team in 2005 (its captain from 2007) and the West Indies team in 2008 (its captain from 2009). A right-handed middle order batter (or batswoman if you prefer) as well as a wicketkeeper, she has been rated by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as one of the most inspirational captains in the world, having participated in the ODI World Cup in Australia in 2009 and leading the regional team to the semi-final at the World T20 in 2009 along with the series win against world champions England in the same year.