St Kitts and Nevis: Jahzara Claxton, an amazing cricket player, played very well to push her team to win against Thailand. She took two wickets against the opposition to push her West Indies Team to victory.
Jahzara Keanna Chloe Claxton is a St Kitts and Nevis footballer as well as cricketer. In football, she plays as a forward for Newtown United FC and the St Kitts and Nevis women’s national team. In cricket, she plays as a left-handed batter and a right-arm medium bowler for Leeward Islands.
This Sports phenomenon played exceptionally to push the West Indies team to an Amazing victory against Pakistan and led her team to win the series by 3-2.
At this time, when she was selected for the team, Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew extended his best wishes to the rising Star Jahzara Claxton, who has been selected to the West Indies Women’s “A” Team that will tour Pakistan from October 18 to November 09, 2023, and her mother, Ika Francis, visited the Prime Minister’s Office.
As a cricketer, Claxton has the distinction of being the:
- First female from St Kitts and Nevis to make the West Indies U19 Team.
- First female from St Kitts and Nevis to participate in the West Indies Women’s Academy.
- First female from St Kitts and Nevis to bag a wicket in WCPL.
- First female from St Kitts and Nevis to be named in a West Indies A team.
Several Leaders of the nation came forward to congratulate the girl because of her dedication towards her work and country. She is giving her best to take their nation to great heights. The country’s leaders are proud of her, and they also gave her best wishes for the future.
As a young girl, she performed very well in cricket and football, which provided good fame and a name to St Kitts and Nevis.
