Afy Samantha Sharlyn Fletcher (born 17 March 1987) is a Grenadian cricketer who represents the

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internationally. A right-arm

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bowler, she made her international debut in 2008. She plays domestic cricket for

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and

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. Fletcher made her international debut at the age of 21, in a

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(ODI) match against

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in June 2008.Women's ODI matches played by Afy Fletcher
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2016. On debut, she took 4/22 from nine overs, setting a new record for the best figures by a West Indian on her ODI debut. Her

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debut came the following month, against the

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.Women's International Twenty20 matches played by Afy Fletcher
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2016. At the 2009 World Cup in Australia, Fletcher featured in five of her team's seven matches, but took only two wickets. After the World Cup, she was not recalled to the West Indian squad for over six years. She returned to international cricket in May 2015, playing a series against

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. The following year, Fletcher was a member of the West Indian team that won the

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in India, their first world title. She took seven wickets from six matches, including 3/12 against

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and 2/16 against

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, and finished the tournament ranked equal fifth for overall wickets taken. In October 2018,

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(CWI) awarded her a women's contract for the 2018–19 season. Later the same month, she was named in the West Indies' squad for the

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tournament in the West Indies. In January 2020, she was named in West Indies' squad for the

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in Australia. In May 2021, Fletcher was awarded with a central contract from

. In February 2022, she was named in the West Indies team for the

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in New Zealand. She was named in the West Indies squad for the

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. Fletcher was part of the West Indies squad for the

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in Pakistan in April 2025.

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