Shamilia Connell
![]() Connell bowling for the West Indies during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Shamilia Shontell Connell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Barbados | 14 July 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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ODI debut (cap 80) | 11 November 2014 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 6 February 2022 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 33) | 23 September 2014 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 2 September 2021 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–present | Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 February 2022 |
Shamilia Shontell Connell (born 14 July 1992) is a Barbadian cricketer who represents the West Indies internationally. A right-arm fast bowler, she made her international debut in 2014. She plays domestic cricket for Barbados.[1]
Career[]
Connell made her international debut in September 2014, in a Twenty20 International against New Zealand.[2] Her One Day International (ODI) debut came a few months later, against Australia.[3] However, Connell did her take her first international wicket until October 2015, in an ODI series against Pakistan. She finished with six wickets, the most for her team, which including 3/32 in the fourth ODI.[4] At the 2016 World Twenty20 in India, Connell was a member of the West Indian squad that won their first world title, featuring in all matches at the tournament.[5] She has been compared to retired West Indian fast bowler Joel Garner, in that she is "tall, dangerously quick, and not scared to bowl bouncers".[6]
In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded her a women's contract for the 2018–19 season.[7][8] Later the same month, she was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[9][10] In January 2020, she was named in West Indies' squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[11]
In May 2021, Connell was awarded with a central contract from Cricket West Indies.[12] In June 2021, she was named in the West Indies' squad across all formats for their home series against Pakistan.[13] She was the highest-wicket taker in the WT20I series picking up five wickets,[14] and was awarded the player of the series.[15]
In October 2021, she was named in the West Indies team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[16] In February 2022, she was named in the West Indies team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[17]
References[]
- ^ "Player Profile: Shamilia Connell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Women's International Twenty20 matches played by Shamilia Connell – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Women's ODI matches played by Shamilia Connell – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Records / Pakistan Women in West Indies ODI Series, 2015/16 / Most wickets – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Women's World T20, 2015/16 - West Indies Women / Records / Batting and bowling averages – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Daniel Lane (12 November 2014). "Barbados express Shamilia Connell adds Joel Garner touch to West Indies women's team" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Kemar Roach gets all-format West Indies contract". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Cricket West Indies announces list of contracted players". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Windies Women Squad for ICC Women's World T20 Announced". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Windies Women: Champions & hosts reveal World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "West Indies Squad named for ICC Women's T20 World Cup". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Qiana Joseph, uncapped Kaysia Schultz handed West Indies central contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "WI Women's Senior & 'A' Team squads named to face Pakistan in CG Insurance T20Is". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Pakistan Women in West Indies T20I Series, 2021 | Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Stafanie Taylor's hat-trick and 43* lead West Indies to 3-0 sweep of Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Campbelle, Taylor return to West Indies Women squad for Pakistan ODIs, World Cup Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "West Indies name Women's World Cup squad, Stafanie Taylor to lead". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
External links[]
Media related to Shamilia Connell at Wikimedia Commons
- 1992 births
- Barbadian women cricketers
- Living people
- West Indian women cricketers
- West Indies women One Day International cricketers
- West Indies women Twenty20 International cricketers