Anisa Mohammed

Mohammed was born in Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago, and raised in Maraj Hill, Coalmine, a small village nearby. She has a twin sister, Alisa, and twin brothers, Ashmeed and Ashmeer.{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Nasser |title=Anisa Mohammed ACE WINDIES CRICKETER |url=https://www.guardian.co.tt/article-6.2.420760.8d68bb48fa |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Trinidad and Tobago Guardian |date=21 April 2012 |language=en}} Her father, Imtiaz, is a Muslim, and her mother, Leela, a Hindu.{{cite journal |last1=Baksh |first1=Vaneisa |title=The Spin Queen: Anisa Mohammed, Trinidad & Tobago, 28 |journal=The Cricket Monthly |date=February 2017 |url=https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1077334/champions |access-date=10 March 2022}} Both were keen cricketers: Imtiaz played for a club, and Leela participated in soft-ball cricket at the club level. They also introduced their daughters to the game.{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Shalini |title=ICC Women’s World T20: Windies' Anisa Mohammed keeps the family flag flying |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/icc-women-s-world-t20-windies-anisa-mohammed-keeps-the-family-flag-flying/story-Cbas54zSb4H634wDmIGihN.html |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 November 2018 |language=en}}

At a young age, Mohammed was appointed captain of her local community team, the MAAAD Rangers, which was formed by her family. She was educated at the Sangre Grande Hindu School, the SWAHA Hindu College and the School of Continuing Studies, Trinidad and Tobago.

After good performances for the local club, she was called up the Trinidad and Tobago women's national cricket team.{{cite web|title=Profile of Anisa Mohammed|url=http://www.sportarchivestt.com/athletes/anisa-mohammed/|publisher=National Sporting Archives of Trinidad and Tobago|access-date=10 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113123152/http://www.sportarchivestt.com/athletes/anisa-mohammed/|archive-date=13 January 2017|url-status=usurped}}

Mohammed made her One Day International debut in the West Indies' group stage match of the 2003 IWCC Trophy against Japan, becoming the 51st player to do so. Taking to field 12 days shy of her 15th birthday, Mohammed took the wicket of Ritsuko Hiroto to the finish the match with figures of 1/4 off her 10 overs.{{cite web|title=International Women's Cricket Council Trophy, 14th Match: Japan Women v West Indies Women at Amstelveen, Jul 26, 2003|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67323.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 January 2017}}

She was then selected for her first international tour when the West Indies toured India and Pakistan in 2003–04. In the seventh ODI against Pakistan at Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium in Karachi, Mohammed took 2/17 in only her fourth international match.{{cite web|title=West Indies Women tour of Pakistan, 7th ODI: Pakistan Women v West Indies Women at Karachi, Apr 2, 2004|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67365.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 January 2017}} She played in one match for the West Indies during the group stage of the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa against Ireland. Following both the West Indies and the host nation elimination, the teams played three ODIs in Pretoria where she failed to take a wicket in her two matches.{{cite web|title=List of One Day International matches played by Anisa Mohammed|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/55187.html?class=9;filter=advanced;orderby=start;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 January 2017}}

It would be three years until the West Indies played another match due to a lack of funding by the WICB.{{cite web|first=Jenny|last=Thompson|title=West Indies board "killing women's cricket"|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/293655.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=11 May 2007|access-date=10 January 2017}} In June 2008, the West Indies returned to the international arena when they toured Europe.{{cite web|title=George looks forward to Europe tour|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/women/content/story/355591.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=21 June 2008|access-date=10 January 2017}} During that tour, the West Indies contested their first Twenty20 International match, where they defeated Ireland by 75 runs.{{cite web|title=Taylor powers West Indies to convincing win|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/358421.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=27 June 2008|access-date=10 January 2017}} Mohammed played in the match but didn't bat or bowl.{{cite web|title=West Indies Women tour of Ireland, Only T20I: Ireland Women v West Indies Women at Dublin, Jun 27, 2008|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/351357.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 January 2017}} Her first wicket in the format would come just four days when the toured moved to the Netherlands in July. Taking figures of 4/20,{{cite web|title=Mohammed and King star for West Indies|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/netherlands/content/story/359263.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=1 July 2008|access-date=10 January 2017}} she collected her first the player of the match award.{{cite web|title=West Indies Women tour of Netherlands, 1st T20I: Netherlands Women v West Indies Women at Utrecht, Jul 1, 2008|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/351438.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 January 2017}}

The 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup in Australia saw Mohammed play in all three group stage matches and two of the Super Sixes matches. She took a total of four wickets at an average of 34.00 in the tournament{{cite web|title=Bowling figures for Anisa Mohammed at the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/55187.html?class=9;filter=advanced;orderby=start;series=4321;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 January 2017}} where the West Indies finished in fifth place.{{cite web|first=Jenny|last=Roesler|title=Aguilleira calls on West Indies board for more matches|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wwc2009/content/story/396182.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=21 March 2009|access-date=10 January 2017}} Following the World Cup, she toured to South Africa where at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town in the second T20I she took five wickets for just ten runs,{{cite web|title=Mohammed's five derails South Africa|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/431240.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=26 October 2009|access-date=10 January 2017}} becoming only the third player to take a five-wicket haul in women's Twenty20 International cricket.{{cite web|title=List of five-wicket hauls in women's T20Is matches|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=10;filter=advanced;orderby=start;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings;wicketsmin1=5;wicketsval1=wickets|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 January 2017}}

In the leadup to the 2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20 hosted by the West Indies in May, Sri Lanka toured the host nation to play two ODIs and three T20Is.{{cite web|title=Sri Lanka Women tour of West Indies in 2010|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/412725.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 January 2017}} In the first ODI at the St Paul's Sporting Complex in St Paul's, Mohammed received her first player of the match in the format. Coming to the crease with the score at 92 for 8 and chasing 133, Mohammed and Shanel Daley put together a 41-run ninth wicket partnership to steer the West Indies to victory with three balls to spare.{{cite web|title=Mohammed and Daley seal tense win for Windies|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/456587.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=18 April 2010|access-date=13 February 2017}} At the same venue two days later, Mohammed was named captain in place of the absent Merissa Aguilleira for the second ODI.{{cite web|title=List of women's ODI matches captained by Anisa Mohammed|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/55187.html?captain=1;class=9;filter=advanced;orderby=start;template=results;type=allround;view=match|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 February 2017}} Unfortunately for Mohammed, she could not skipper her side to a series victory with Sri Lanka winning the match by 38 runs and drawing the series 1 all.{{cite web|title=de Alwis helps Sri Lanka square series|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/456770.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=21 April 2010|access-date=13 February 2017}} She went to captain the side again in third and final match of the T20I series.{{cite web|title=List of women's T20I matches captained by Anisa Mohammed|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/55187.html?captain=1;class=10;filter=advanced;orderby=start;template=results;type=allround;view=match|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 February 2017}} In another player of the match performance, she took four wickets for nine runs, including the final wicket in the penultimate over to win match by 28 runs.{{cite web|title=Sri Lanka Women tour of West Indies, 3rd T20I: West Indies Women v Sri Lanka Women at Cayon, Apr 24, 2010|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/452665.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 February 2017}} In the previous match, Mohammed took figures 4/26 becoming only player to take consecutive four-wicket hauls in women's T20Is.{{cite news|first=Nasser|last=Khan|title=Anisa Mohammed Ace Windies Cricketer|url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/lifestyle/2012-04-21/anisa-mohammed-ace-windies-cricketer|newspaper=Trinidad and Tobago Guardian|location=Port of Spain|date=22 April 2012|access-date=10 January 2017}}

At the World Twenty20 event, Mohammed played in all three group stage matches and was named player of the match in the West Indies' two run victory over England where she bowled 2/9.{{cite web|title=ICC Women's World Twenty20, 6th Match, Group A: West Indies Women v England Women at Basseterre, May 7, 2010|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/412709.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 January 2017}} Her best figures in the tournament came in final group stage match against Australia where despite taking 3/17 and restricting the Southern Stars to 133, the West Indies were unable to run down the target and lost by nine runs.{{cite web|title=ICC Women's World Twenty20, 10th Match, Group A: West Indies Women v Australia Women at Basseterre, May 9, 2010|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/412713.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=14 February 2017}} The West Indies lost their semi final to New Zealand{{cite web|first=Peter|last=English|title=McGlashan fires New Zealand into final|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wwt202010/content/story/459709.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=14 May 2010|access-date=14 February 2017}} and Mohammed finished the competition with a total of six wickets at an average of 11.83.{{cite web|title=Bowling figures for Anisa Mohammed at the 2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/55187.html?class=10;filter=advanced;orderby=start;series=5196;template=results;type=allround;view=match|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=14 February 2017}}

Six months later in Potchefstroom, South Africa, Mohammed took part in the 2010 ICC Women's Cricket Challenge – a series of ODIs and T20Is matches contested by the West Indies, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Netherlands and Ireland. In the ODI series, Mohammed played in all five matches where the West Indies finished second behind South Africa. She secured her second player of the match award in the format with figures of 4/26 in a match where the West Indies comfortably defeated Sri Lanka by nine wickets.{{cite web|title=List of One Day Internationals player of the match awards for Anisa Mohammed|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/55187.html?class=9;template=results;type=allround;view=awards_match|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 January 2017}}{{cite web|title=West Indies make it three in three|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/iwcc2010/content/story/480700.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=9 October 2010|access-date=10 January 2017}} In the T20Is series, the West Indies won the final against Sri Lanka with Mohammed taking five wickets across the three matches.{{cite web|title=West Indies thrash Sri Lanka to take title|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/iwcc2010/content/story/482105.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=16 October 2010|access-date=16 February 2017}}{{cite web|title=Bowling figures for Anisa Mohammed at the 2010 ICC Women's Cricket Twenty20 Challenge|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/55187.html?class=10;filter=advanced;orderby=start;series=6124;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=16 February 2017}}

The West Indies finished the season by touring India in January 2011{{cite web|title=West Indies Women tour of India in 2010–11|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/488894.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=16 February 2017}} where Mohammed was the West Indies leading wicket taking in the ODI series with eight and produced the best bowling figures with 4/27 in a series which India won 3–2.{{cite web|title=Bowling records of the West Indies Women in India ODI series in 2010–11|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6333;type=series|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=16 February 2017}}{{cite web|title=West Indies Women in India ODI series in 2010–11|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/488897.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=16 February 2017}}

The August–September 2011 Pakistan tour of the West Indies saw Mohammed produce one of the most dominating performances in the women's game. In the opening game of the four match ODI series, Pakistan were rolled for 82 with Mohammed taking 5/5 from her 10 overs{{cite web|title=Mohammed five-for routs Pakistan|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/530125.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=28 August 2011|access-date=16 February 2017}} – becoming the second West Indian bowler to take five-wicket hauls in a women's ODI match. Two days later, she produced another five-wicket haul, taking four of Pakistan's top six to finish with 5/7.{{cite web|title=Pakistan crumble again to Mohammed five-for|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/530528.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=30 August 2011|access-date=16 February 2017}} Both of these spells earned her player of the match honours. In the final match she took 4/17 to

finish the series with 14 wickets at average of just 3.57,{{cite web|title=Bowling figures for Anisa Mohammed in the Pakistan Women in the West Indies ODI series in 2011|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/55187.html?class=9;filter=advanced;orderby=start;series=6699;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=16 February 2017}} collecting her first player of the series award.

Her great form continued into the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Bangladesh two months later. She took her third five-wicket haul against Pakistan in as many matches. She was rested for the pool matches against Japan and Bangladesh before returning for the semi-final match against Sri Lanka where she took 3/29 in 6 overs. Mohammed produced one of the most memorable cricketing performances in the final against Pakistan where she took 7 wickets for 14 runs – the fourth best bowling figures in history of women's ODI cricket. Winning by 130 runs, the West Indies finished the tournament undefeated and qualified for the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup.{{cite web|title=West Indies take title with thumping win|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/womens-world-cup-qualfier-2011/content/story/542205.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=26 November 2011|access-date=16 February 2017}} She finished 2011 with 37 ODI wickets, the most in a calendar year, overtaking Australia's Charmaine Mason long standing record set in 2000.{{efn|Suné Luus of South Africa equalled the record of 37 wickets in 2016.{{cite web|title=Most wickets in a calendar year in women's ODIs|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283956.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=16 February 2017}}}}

File:2020 ICC W T20 WC WI v T 02-22 Mohammed (01).jpg|alt=Mohammed bowling for the West Indies during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]]

In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded her a women's contract for the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24866534/kemar-roach-gets-all-format-west-indies-contract |title=Kemar Roach gets all-format West Indies contract |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/867947 |title=Cricket West Indies announces list of contracted players |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=2 October 2018}} Later the same month, she was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/windies-women-squad-for-icc-womens-world-t20-announced/ |title=Windies Women Squad for ICC Women's World T20 Announced |work= Cricket West Indies |access-date=10 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/877249 |title=Windies Women: Champions & hosts reveal World T20 squad |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=10 October 2018}} Ahead of the tournament, she was named as one of the players to watch.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/902214 |title=Players to watch in ICC Women's World T20 2018 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=8 November 2018}} In January 2020, she was named in West Indies' squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/west-indies-squad-named-icc-womens-t20-world-cup/ |title=West Indies Squad named for ICC Women's T20 World Cup |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=22 January 2020}}

In October 2021, she was named as the vice-captain of the West Indies team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/shemaine-campbelle-stafanie-taylor-return-to-west-indies-women-squad-for-pakistan-odis-world-cup-qualifier-1285376 |title=Campbelle, Taylor return to West Indies Women squad for Pakistan ODIs, World Cup Qualifier |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=26 October 2021}} In February 2022, she was named as the vice-captain of the West Indies team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/wwc-2022-west-indies-name-womens-world-cup-squad-stafanie-taylor-to-captain-1301982 |title=West Indies name Women's World Cup squad, Stafanie Taylor to lead |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=20 February 2022}}

Mohammed has taken a total of seven five-wicket hauls in women's international cricket, five in ODIs{{cite web|title=List of One Day International five-wicket hauls for Anisa Mohammed|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/55187.html?class=9;filter=advanced;orderby=start;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings;wicketsmin1=5;wicketsval1=wickets|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 January 2017}} and two in T20Is.{{cite web|title=List of Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls for Anisa Mohammed|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/55187.html?class=10;filter=advanced;orderby=start;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings;wicketsmin1=5;wicketsval1=wickets|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 January 2017}} She is the only player to achieve either of these feats.{{cite web|title=List of players who have taken five or more five-wicket hauls in women's One Day International cricket|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=9;filter=advanced;orderby=five_wickets;qualmin2=5;qualval2=five_wickets;template=results;type=bowling;wicketsmin1=5;wicketsval1=wickets|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 January 2017}}{{cite web|title=List of players who haven taken two or more five-wicket hauls in women's Twenty20 International cricket|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=10;filter=advanced;orderby=five_wickets;qualmin1=2;qualval1=five_wickets;template=results;type=bowling;wicketsmin1=5;wicketsval1=wickets|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 January 2017}}

Mohammed has been named the Trinidad and Tobago Women's Cricketer of the Year on three occasions, in 2003, 2008 and 2010. At the inaugural Trinidad and Tobago Spirit of Sports Awards in 2011, she was named the most consistent performer, the breakthrough athlete and was recognised as having the record breaking performance of the year.{{cite news|title=Baptiste, Mohammed star at sport awards|url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/baptiste-mohammed-star-sport-awards|newspaper=Trinidad and Tobago Guardian|publisher=Guardian Media Limited|location=Port of Spain|date=30 December 2011|access-date=10 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113105921/http://www.guardian.co.tt/baptiste-mohammed-star-sport-awards|archive-date=13 January 2017|url-status=dead}}

Mohammed has been named player of the match ten times during her ODI career and five times during her T20I career.{{cite web|title=List of Twenty20 Internationals player of the match awards for Anisa Mohammed|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/55187.html?class=10;template=results;type=allround;view=awards_match|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 January 2017}} She was also named the player of the series twice, both in home ODI series.{{cite web|title=List of One Day Internationals player of the series awards for Anisa Mohammed|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/55187.html?class=9;template=results;type=allround;view=awards_series|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 January 2017}}

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