ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women’s Selection Panel today announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming West Indies Women’s “A” Team tour to Pakistan from 17 October to 8 November. The West Indies Women’s “A” Team will be led by Head Coach Shane Deitz and captain Rashada Williams, the top-order batter and wicket-keeper, while Ashmini Munisar the off-spinning allrounder has been named as vice captain.

This is the first ever West Indies Women’s “A” Team Away Tour which will feature three 50 over matches against Pakistan “A” at the Lahore Country Club in Muridke, followed by a tri-nation T20 Series with Pakistan “A” and Thailand. The preliminary matches will be played at the Lahore Country Club with the final at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

Lead Selector for Women’s and Girls’ Cricket Ann Browne-John said: “The ‘A’ Team tour to Pakistan is a welcome addition to the calendar. It is a perfect opportunity for the developing players to get some international experience. The team is a combination of players who participated in the ICC Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup and players who have just started to establish themselves in the Senior Team set-up, some of whom are in Australia for the ongoing series.”

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Does the WICB have the money for tours like this?

Does the WICB have the understanding that naming the cricketer's affiliation (in this case national) would go a far way in making the article more informative?

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Over the past 2-years their have been many comments about A-Team, B-Team, and Academy tours with the goal of exposure/experience for the junior players which I'm am in agreement on.
The Women's team just got outclassed in Australia; all the players were outclassed except Hayley M. and in the ODI's she tried too hard and did not perform as expected.
So, what's your proposal to help improve the quality of our game?

In reply to KarlDitz

Well they are touring so mostly Pakistan fitting the bill