Qiana Joseph

{{Short description|West Indian cricketer (born 2001)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Qiana Joseph | female = true | image = | country = West Indies | international = true | internationalspan = 2017–present | fullname = Qiana Joseph | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|1|22|df=yes}} | birth_place = Saint Lucia | death_date = | death_place = | batting = Left-handed | bowling = [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] | role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]

| club1 = [[Saint Lucia women's national cricket team|Saint Lucia]] | year1 = 2014 | club2 = [[Windward Islands women's cricket team|North Windward Islands]] | year2 = 2015 | club3 = [[Windward Islands women's cricket team|Windward Islands]] | year3 = 2016–present | club4 = [[Barbados Royals (WCPL)|Barbados Royals]] | year4 = {{nowrap|2022–present}}

| date = 19 October 2024 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/769485.html ESPNcricinfo }} '''Qiana Joseph''' (born 1 January 2001) is a Saint Lucian [[cricket]]er who plays for [[Windward Islands women's cricket team|Windward Islands]] and [[Barbados Royals (WCPL)|Barbados Royals]] as a [[Spin bowling|left arm orthodox]] [[Bowling (cricket)|bowler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/qiana-joseph-769485/matches |title=Player Profile: Qiana Joseph |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1703/1703267/1703267.html |title=Player Profile: Qiana Joseph |work=CricketArchive |access-date=20 May 2021}}</ref> In May 2017, she was named in the [[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup squads#West Indies|West Indies squad]] for the [[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="bca 2017-05-08">{{cite web|title=Four newcomers in WI Women's squad for World Cup|url=http://www.bcacricket.org/2010/articles.php?link=5865|website=Barbados Cricket Association website|access-date=25 June 2017|date=8 May 2017|archive-date=23 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723221524/http://www.bcacricket.org/2010/articles.php?link=5865|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Cricinfo 2017-05-09">{{cite web|author1=ESPNcricinfo staff|title=West Indies pick 16-year-old quick for World Cup|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-womens-world-cup-2017/content/story/1096949.html|website=Cricinfo|access-date=25 June 2017|date=9 May 2017}}</ref> She made her [[Women's One Day International]] (WODI) debut for the West Indies against South Africa in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup on 2 July 2017.<ref name="WODI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1085956.html |title=ICC Women's World Cup, 12th Match: South Africa Women v West Indies Women at Leicester, Jul 2, 2017 |access-date=2 July 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In November 2018, she was named in the West Indies' squad replacing the injured [[Sheneta Grimmond]] for the [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20]] tournament in the West Indies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/matthews-vice-captain-joseph-replaces-grimmond/ |title=Matthews is vice captain, Joseph replaces Grimmond |work= Cricket West Indies |access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref>

In May 2021, Joseph was awarded with a central contract from [[Cricket West Indies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/west-indies-women-qiana-joseph-uncapped-kaysia-schultz-handed-central-contracts-1262418 |title=Qiana Joseph, uncapped Kaysia Schultz handed West Indies central contracts |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 May 2021}}</ref> In June 2021, Joseph was named in the West Indies A Team for their series [[Pakistan women's cricket team in the West Indies in 2021|against Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/twin-sisters-kycia-knight-and-kyshona-knight-return-to-west-indies-side-for-pakistan-t20is-1267895 |title=Twin sisters Kycia Knight and Kyshona Knight return to West Indies side for Pakistan T20Is |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/west-indies-senior-and-a-teams-to-be-led-by-taylor-boyce |title=Stafanie Taylor, Reniece Boyce to lead strong WI, WI-A units against PAK, PAK-A |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=25 June 2021 |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625152240/https://womenscriczone.com/west-indies-senior-and-a-teams-to-be-led-by-taylor-boyce |url-status=dead }}</ref> In August 2021, Joseph was named in the West Indies' [[Women's Twenty20 International]] (WT20I) squad for their series [[South Africa women's cricket team in the West Indies in 2021|against South Africa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/wi-vs-sa-women-t20is-2021-stafanie-taylor-out-of-series-anisa-mohammed-interim-west-indies-captain-1275428 |title=Stafanie Taylor out of T20Is against South Africa; Anisa Mohammed named interim West Indies captain |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=31 August 2021}}</ref> Joseph made her WT20I debut on 31 August 2021, for the West Indies against [[South Africa women's national cricket team|South Africa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1273415.html |title=1st T20I, North Sound, Aug 31 2021, South Africa Women tour of West Indies |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=31 August 2021}}</ref>

In October 2021, she was named in the West Indies team for the [[2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] tournament in Zimbabwe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/shemaine-campbelle-stafanie-taylor-return-to-west-indies-women-squad-for-pakistan-odis-world-cup-qualifier-1285376 |title=Campbelle, Taylor return to West Indies Women squad for Pakistan ODIs, World Cup Qualifier |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=26 October 2021}}</ref>

She was named in the West Indies squad for the [[2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/cricket-west-indies-announces-womens-t20-squad-for-icc-womens-t20-world-cup-2024/ |title=Cricket West Indies announces women's T20 squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref> She made her first WT20I half-century in the final group match against [[England women's cricket team|England]], scoring 52 as West Indies clinched a semi-final place with a six-wicket win.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/10/15/west-indies-thrash-england-reach-womens-t20-world-cup-semis/|title=West Indies thrash England to reach Women's T20 World Cup semis|publisher=Jamaica Observer|accessdate=15 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-women-s-t20-world-cup-2024-25-1432420/england-women-vs-west-indies-women-20th-match-group-b-1432441/match-report|title=West Indies knock England out, join South Africa in semi-finals|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|accessdate=15 October 2024}}</ref>

Joseph was part of the West Indies squad for the [[2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] in Pakistan in April 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://caribbeantoday.com/sections/sports/stafanie-taylor-named-in-west-indias-women-squad-for-world-cup-qualifiers|title=Stafanie Taylor Named in West Indias Women Squad For World Cup Qualifiers|publisher=Caribbean Today|accessdate=16 April 2025}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links==  *{{Cricinfo|id=769485}} *{{CricketArchive|id=1703267}}

{{West Indies Squad 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup}} {{West Indies Squad 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20}} {{West Indies Squad 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Quiana}} [[Category:2001 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Saint Lucian women cricketers]] [[Category:West Indies women One Day International cricketers]] [[Category:West Indies women Twenty20 International cricketers]] [[Category:West Indian women cricketers]] [[Category:Windward Islands women cricketers]] [[Category:Barbados Royals (WCPL) cricketers]]