Zaida James

{{Short description|West Indian cricketer (born 2004)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Zaida James | female = true | image = | country = West Indies | international = true | fullname = Zaida Amiya James | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|10|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Gros Islet]], [[Saint Lucia]] | death_date = | death_place = | batting = Left-handed | bowling = [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] | role = [[All-rounder]]

| club1 = [[Windward Islands women's cricket team|Windward Islands]] | year1 = {{nowrap|2018/19–present}} | club2 = [[Guyana Amazon Warriors (WCPL)|Guyana Amazon Warriors]] | year2 = 2022 | club3 = [[Trinbago Knight Riders (WCPL)|Trinbago Knight Riders]] | year3 = 2023–present

| date = 19 October 2024 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1268281.html Cricinfo }} '''Zaida James''' (born 30 October 2004) is a Saint Lucian [[cricket]]er who plays for the [[Windward Islands women's cricket team]] in the [[Women's Super50 Cup]] and the [[Twenty20 Blaze]] tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tt.loopnews.com/content/windies-teenager-zaida-james-aims-stars |title=Windies teenager Zaida James aims for the stars |work=Loop News |access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/zaida-james-fearless-and-fiery-future-west-indies-women/ |title=ZAIDA JAMES: The fearless and fiery future of West Indies Women |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thevoiceslu.com/2019/03/womens-cricket-saint-lucias-zaida-james-creates-history/ |title=Women's Cricket: Saint Lucia's Zaida James Creates History |work=The Voice |access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref> In April 2021, James was named in [[Cricket West Indies]]' high-performance training camp in Antigua.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/30-west-indies-players-to-undergo-month-long-training-camp-starting-from-may-2 |title=30 West Indies players to undergo month-long training camp starting from May 2 |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=20 June 2021 |archive-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115091212/https://www.womenscriczone.com/30-west-indies-players-to-undergo-month-long-training-camp-starting-from-may-2 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/rashada-williams-among-4-jamaicans-windies-womens-training-squad |title=Rashada Williams among 4 Jamaicans in Windies women's training squad |work=Loop Jamaica |access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref> In June 2021, James 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>

==International career== On 30 January 2023, it was announced that James had been added to the [[West Indies women's cricket team|West Indies]] squad for the [[2022–23 South Africa women's Tri-Nation Series]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/west-indies-women-call-up-under-19-rising-stars-as-injury-cover-for-final-tri-series-match/ |title=West Indies Women call up under 19 rising stars as injury cover for final tri-series match |publisher=Cricket West Indies |access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref> She made her [[Women's Twenty20 International|Twenty20 International]] debut later that day, against India at [[Buffalo Park]], [[East London, South Africa|East London]] in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1344516.html |title=6th Match, 30 January 2023, South Africa Women's T20I Tri-Series |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 January 2023}}</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> James 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>

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==Further reading== {{refbegin}} * {{cite magazine |date=24 December 2024 |first=Lavanya Lakshmi |last=Narayanan |title=Born to fly: Zaida James, silver lining in the West Indies’ overcast sky |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/womens-cricket/zaida-james-west-indies-womens-cricketer-five-wickets-vs-india-record-stats-profile/article69021963.ece |magazine=[[Sportstar]] |access-date=26 December 2024}} {{refend}}

==External links== * {{cricinfo|id=1268281}}

{{West Indies Squad 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup}} {{West Indies Squad 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup}} {{Authority control}}

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