St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announces the appointment of Marjorie Thomas to the post of Team Manager of the West Indies Women’s Team for the tour of India in January 2011.
Thomas is the current Team Manager and Head Coach of the highly successful Trinidad & Tobago Women’s Team and has served as Team Manager for that team since 2005. The coaching portfolio was added to her responsibilities in 2009.
Thomas is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, Mount St Vincent University and Hunter College and she is also a WICB certified Level 1 coach.
In addition to cricket Thomas has been involved in various capacities in numerous sports in her native Trinidad. She has had involvement with basketball, netball and tennis among others and was a member of several championship teams in the Port of Spain Netball League.
“It has been a pleasure to work with Mrs Thomas who has been a mom to us on the Trinidad and Tobago team. She works hard and is someone who you can rely on,” said West Indies Women’s Captain Merissa Aguilleira.
“Given that she is a certified coach she can also add in the cricketing aspect by assisting where she can on what would be a challenging tour of India,” Aguilleira added.
Thomas is a Physical Education and Sports Officer with the Ministry of Education, a Physical Education Lecturer at the School of Continuing Studies and Sports Director of the Special Olympics Trinidad and Tobago.
Former West Indies opener Sherwin Campbell continues as Head Coach and former West Indies Women’s player Stephanie Power will serve as his assistant.
The West Indies Women’s Team includes the sensational world rated Stafanie Taylor, world record holder for first Women’s Twenty20 centurion Deandra Dottin and ace spinner Anisa Mohammed.
Team Management Unit
Head Coach – Sherwin Campbell
Team Manager – Marjorie Thomas
Assistant Coach – Stephanie Power
Physiotherapist – Jacqueline King-Mowatt
Fitness & Conditioning Coordinator – Shannon Lashley
FULL SQUAD
Merissa Aguilleira (Captain/Wicketkeeper) – Trinidad & Tobago
Anisa Mohammed (Vice Captain) – Trinidad & Tobago
Shemaine Campbelle (Wicketkeeper) – Guyana
Britney Cooper – Trinidad & Tobago
Shanel Daley – Jamaica
Deandra Dottin – Barbados
Pearl Etienne – Dominica
Stacy Ann King – Trinidad & Tobago
Subrina Munroe – Guyana
Juliana Nero – St Vincent & Grenadines
June Ogle-Thomas – Guyana
Shakera Selman – Barbados
Tremayne Smartt – Guyana
Stafanie Taylor – Jamaica
TOUR SCHEDULE
January 8: warm-up match v BCCI President’s XI at BKC
January 10: 1st One-Day International at Mumbai
January 13: 2nd One-Day International at Baroda
January 15: 3rd One-Day International at Baroda
January 18: 4th One-Day International at Rajkot
January 19: 5th One-Day International at Rajkot
January 22: 1st T20 International at Ahmedabad
January 23: 2nd T20 International at Ahmedabad
January 24: 3rd T20 International at Ahmedabad
good luck to the players,,,,but i think its time those ladies start wearing skirts,,,,that pants business making them look too masculine,,,now every now n then the skirt flip in d air,,,the crowd will go yyyyyyeeeeehhhhh,,,,
n dat will bring more people to the games,,,similar to when venus n serena williams play,,,i am glued to the screen just like other men n young teens who get dere first wet dream lol
i support that bigtime,i will pay for ground sit t watch dat