St. John,s Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has prolonged its heat congratulations to former West Indies Girls’s captain, Merissa Aguilleira, for being honored with the Hummingbird Medal (Gold) on the 2024 Nationwide Awards of Trinidad & Tobago.
The award ceremony, held on September 24 on the President’s Home in St. Ann’s, Port-of-Spain, celebrates Aguilleira’s excellent contribution to cricket.
On behalf of CWI, President Dr. Kishore Shallow praised Aguilleira for her dedication and achievements, saying, “Merissa’s contributions are an inspiration to all. As she strikes into different impactful roles throughout the sport, particularly in mentoring youthful athletes, we want her continued success.”
The Hummingbird Medal (Gold) is one in all Trinidad & Tobago’s most prestigious honors, awarded for distinctive service in varied fields. Aguilleira’s award acknowledges her pivotal position in West Indies cricket and her work in selling the game in Trinidad and Tobago.
A key determine in girls’s cricket
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Although she retired in 2019, Aguilleira stays a key determine in girls’s cricket, inspiring future generations along with her journey. As captain, she led the West Indies Girls to the 2013 ICC Girls’s World Cup closing and the semi-finals of three ICC Girls’s World T20 tournaments. She additionally performed an important position within the staff that won the 2016 ICC Women’s World T20 title.
Aguilleira’s spectacular statistics embody over 100 dismissals in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 70 dismissals in T20 Internationals (T20Is). She has performed 112 ODIs and 95 T20Is, amassing 1,752 runs in ODIs and 768 runs in T20Is.
Lately, CWI Vice President Azim Bassarath and former West Indies cricketer Samuel Badree have additionally acquired the Hummingbird Medal (Gold), additional highlighting the contributions of cricket figures to the area.
