West Indies Women’s cricketer Anisa Mohammed and u19 Rising Star
Matthew Nandu have been selected as this WI Wickets Issue’s Cover
Personalities of the Month. Mohammed earned her selection after
being named in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) 2021 Women’s One Day
International (ODI) Team of the Year. Nandu for his part became the West Indies
Rising Star’s first centurion for the
Caribbean hosted January 14 – February
5, 2022 ICC U19 World Cup.
Experienced off-spinner Anisa
Mohammed finished 2021 as the joint highest
wicket-taker with 20 wickets
with at an average of 18.00, being one of
the most economical bowlers conceding
at just 3.61 runs per over. Her best
figures in 2021 came in the second CG
Insurance ODI against Pakistan Women
at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua,
where she took 4 wickets for 27 runs in
her 9.4 overs bowled.
On learning of her selection, Mohammed said,
“I feel really excited and honoured to be named in the ICC
Women’s ODI Team of the Year… I didn’t play cricket for
almost a year and a half because of the COVID-19 pandemic,
so I just wanted to have fun after not playing for so long. I
wanted to go out and do my best and help my team as best
as I could, and I was actually shocked when I saw I got most
wickets.”
Nandu made a match-winning century as West Indies Rising Stars U19s had a big win
over Papua New Guinea U19s to advance to the semif-finals of the Plate of the ICC
Men’s U19 World Cup. The home side were in blistering form as they took on Papua
New Guinea in the quarter-final. Shaqkere Parris (64) and the left-handed Nandu
combined at the top of the order to add 155 runs before the first wicket fell, Parris
caught behind off the bowling off Rasan Kevau. Nandu kept scoring alongside Teddy
Bishop before he had to
go – playing and missing
a good ball from Patrick
Nou. Nandu, who was
captain for the first
time, eventually brought
up his first Youth ODI
hundred on the final
ball of the 42nd over,
sweeping for four to
earn his first century
of the tournament, the
landmark coming from
112 balls.
MOHAMMED, NANDU WI WICKETS JANUARY ’22 COVER PERSONALITIES!
