After losing the 2000 Women’s World Cup, the West Indies returned to the world stage in the 2005 tour to South Africa.
The tournament took place from March 22 to April 10.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Power, playing in its third World Cup, led the West Indies in the team of the tournament.
In their first match, West Indies were 18 for 2 chasing 179 for victory when rain washed out their match in Pretoria.
In the second match, Phillipa Thomas took 4 for 42 to restrict hosts South Africa to 169.
West Indies were in trouble at 135 for 8 before Envis Williams (28) and Thomas (11) put on 30 for the ninth wicket.
However, in the final over, with five runs to win, Williams was dismissed off the second last ball before Thomas was bowled to give South Africa a narrow one-run victory.
West Indies lost their third match to Australia by 79 runs, before bouncing back to beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets with T&T’s Nelly Williams scoring 70.
The regional women’s team then won their second match in a row, defeating Ireland by 8 wickets with Juliana Nero scoring 71.
Needing wins in their last two matches to reach the semi-finals, West Indies Women lost to India by 8 wickets before their last match went down without a ball being bowled.
West Indies Women finished fifth in the group stage, failing to qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament.
Australia beat India by 98 runs in the final at SuperSport Park, Centurion to win their fifth title.
Apart from captain Stephanie Power, other T&T players in the tournament included future FIFA referee Shane de Silva, Anisa Mohammed, Envis Williams and Nelly Williams.
The tournament marked the first time Trinidad and Tobago Mohammed played in the ICC Women’s World Cup.
The off-spinner, who took a wicket in the only game she played, will play in her fifth World Cup in the 2022 tournament.
Upper blues
Juliana Nero – 197
Pamela Lavine – 145
Nelly Williams – 121
Chief Gatekeeper
Verena Felicien – 9
Phillipa Thomas – 7
Debbie-Ann Lewis – 6
Envis Williams – 5
2005 tournament results
March 22 – West Indies vs New Zealand – No Result – Pretoria
March 24 – South Africa won by 1 run – Pretoria
March 26 – Australia won by 79 runs – Rustenburg
March 28 – West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets – Benoni
March 30 – West Indies beat Ireland by 8 wickets – Pretoria
April 1 – India beat West Indies by 8 wickets – Pretoria
April 3 – West Indies vs England – match abandoned – Pretoria
2005 West Indies Team: Felicia Cummings, Shane de Silva, Verena Felicien, Nadine George, Indomatie Goordial-John, Cordel Jack, Pamela Irvine, Debbie-Ann Lewis, Anisa Mohammed, Juliana Nero, Stephanie Power (c), Philipa Thomas, Envis Williams, Nelly Williams
