Chinelle Henry

Some Lesser Known Facts About Chinelle Henry

• Chinelle is a great fan of AB de Villiers and has grown up watching him play cricket since her childhood.

• During her childhood, Chinelle’s father wanted her to become an athlete, but she was more inclined towards cricket. She said in an interview,
  

  I could really run back in the day and my dad took me to one of the best track schools in Jamaica. One fine day, I got up and was like, ‘This is not for me. I don’t want to do this.’ “I just wanted to play cricket. I was happiest chasing cricket balls. My dad eventually gave in to what made me happy. He supported me fully. When he’d pick me up from school and watch me play cricket, he’d often be furious but kept asking if I was sure this was what I wanted to do.

• Chinelle started playing for Jamaica at age 13. She played for Jamaica’s senior team in 2008 and was selected to play in Jamaica’s under 19 team in 2009.

• Chinelle was given a central contract by the Cricket West Indies for the first time in July 2019.

• In July 2021, Chinelle collapsed during an ongoing T20I match between West Indies and Pakistan at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua. She was immediately taken to the hospital, where she was reported to be stable.

• Chinelle was picked as an injury replacement by the UP Warriorz team for the WPL 2025 after she remained unsold at the auction at the base price of Rs. 30 lakhs.

• In February 2025, Chinelle made her WPL debut for UP Warriorz against Delhi Capitals; she scored 33 runs off 15 balls in the match.

  

• While batting against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in WPL 2025, Chinelle scored the joint-fastest fifty in WPL history, taking just 18 balls to reach the score of 50 runs. She also scored eight sixes during the innings, equalling the records of Sophie Devine and Ashleigh Gardner for most sixes in a WPL innings.