Merissa Aguilleira
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Merissa Aguilleira is a West Indies cricket
er from Trinidad and Tobago
. Aguillera captain
ed the West Indies in the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup
. A wicket keeper and top order batsman, she has played 15 One Day Internationals since making her debut against the Netherlands in 2008.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er from Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
. Aguillera captain
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
ed the West Indies in the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup
2009 Women's Cricket World Cup
The 2009 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held in Australia from 7 to 22 March 2009, using the sport's One Day International format....
. A wicket keeper and top order batsman, she has played 15 One Day Internationals since making her debut against the Netherlands in 2008.