History-making West Indies all-rounder, Chinelle Henry, will miss out on the senior women’s tour of England after she failed to recover from a leg injury. 

The 29-year-old, who holds the record for the joint-fastest fifty in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) off 18 balls, has been left out of the squad.

Windies woes worsen as 28-year-old wicketkeeper Rashada Willams and powerhouse batswoman Deandra Dottin also couldn’t recover in time from the knee injury she sustained while playing for the Gujarat Giants in the WPL.

The West Indies have called up Realeanna Grimmond and Jahzara Claxton as replacements for the injured players. Henry scored 171 runs from five innings in the Women’s ODI World Cup qualifiers in Pakistan, striking at 150. 

West Indies head coach Shane Dietz says he looks forward to facing England and re-establishing themselves as a world-class team.

“Going to England is a fantastic opportunity to play one of the best teams in the world for a long time and to really test our skills and put in practice what we’ve talked about off the pitch,” Dietz was quoted as saying on ESPNcricinfo.

“We brought a good team to England, and we’re looking forward to putting on a good performance for the crowd over there and all our supporters watching back in the Caribbean. It’s going to be an excellent tour for us to reestablish ourselves as a world-class team with world-class players,” Dietz added.

West Indies will play three T20Is from May 21 to 26 before playing a three-match ODI series on May 30, June 4 and June 7. West Indies are looking to rebuild after they failed to qualify for the ODI World Cup to be held on Indian soil.

West Indies Women’s limited-overs squad

Hayley Matthews (capt), Shemaine Campbelle (vice-capt), Aaliyah Alleyne, Jahzara Claxton, Afy Fletcher, Cherry Ann Fraser, Shabika Gajnabi, Jannillea Glasgow, Realeanna Grimmond, Zaida James, Qiana Joseph, Mandy Mangru, Ashmini Munisar, Karishma Ramharack and Stafanie Taylor.