Robert Samuels appointed interim head coach for West Indies women’s team

Samuels, a former West Indies men’s team batter, played six Tests and eight ODIs in addition to 106 first-class matches and 77 List-A matches.

West Indies women’s interim head coach Robert Samuels during a training session as Stafanie Taylor looks on. | Photo Credit: Cricket West Indies

Cricket West Indies (CWI) appointed Robert Samuels as the interim head coach of its women’s team for the upcoming limited-overs series against Ireland in St. Lucia Friday.

Samuels, a former West Indies men’s team batter, played six Tests and eight ODIs in addition to 106 first-class matches and 77 List-A matches.

He also held the position of assistant coach of the West Indies women’s team. For the Ireland series, involving three ODIs and as many T20Is, Ryan Austin and Steve Liburd, who is also the head coach of the West Indies Women’s U-19 Rising Stars, will serve as Samuels’ spin bowling and batting assistants.

The ODI series is also part of the ICC Women’s Championship where the West Indies is trying to achieve a top-five position to qualify automatically for the ICC 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup.

West Indies vs Ireland women’s cricket series schedule:

ODI Series:

1st ODI: Monday 26 June

2nd ODI: Wednesday 28 June

3rd ODI: Saturday 1 July

T20I Series:

1st T20I: Tuesday 4 July

2nd T20I: Thursday 6 July

3rd T20I: Saturday 8 July