President of the West Indies Cricket Board Dr. Julian Hunte
congratulated the West Indies Women's Team for their series triumph over
Pakistan.Windies won the four match series 3-1 with Anisa Mohammed being named
Player of the Series after picking up 14 wickets, inclusive of two five
wicket hauls."This impressive victory signals to all that you continue on your path
towards the very pinnacle of world cricket," Dr. Hunte remarked in a
message to Captain Merissa Aguilleira."We continue to be proud of your notable achievements and re-affirm the
Board's commitment to ensuring that you are equipped to move upward and
it is because of this commitment that we instituted retainer contracts
for women," Dr. Hunte said."Barring the hiccup in the third ODI, your team has demonstrated that it
intends to be competitive not only against Pakistan but importantly in
the World Cup qualifiers in Bangladesh later this year," Dr. Hunte said."I must highlight to outstanding performance of our champion spinner
Anisa and specifically congratulate her on the historic feat of becoming
the first female West Indian to achieve 50 wickets in ODIs," Dr Hunte
pointed out."I note that she is even making strides forward with the bat and look
forward to her establishing herself as a genuine all rounder in the
future," Dr. Hunte encouraged."Best wishes for continued success in the Twenty20s as we look forward
to more victories and improvement in every facet of the game," Dr Hunte
urged.The two teams will now contest a four match Twenty20 Internationals with
two matches slated for Progress Park in Grenada (6 and 7 September) and
the final two for the Guyana National Stadium at Providence (10 and 11
September).The four ODIs were played at the Arnos Vale Sports Complex in St Vincent
