Verena Felicien


Verena Marcelle Felicien is a former Saint Lucian cricketer who represented the West Indies in one Test and 36 One Day Internationals, including the 1997 World Cup in India and the 2005 World Cup in South Africa.
Currently an employee of the National Insurance Corporation in Saint Lucia, Felicien started playing in 1982. A member of the club Toughest Wrecking Crew in her community of Ti Rocher, Castries, she led Saint Lucia to regional women's cricket titles from 1998 to 2003, and captained West Indies between 1998 and 2003. She was retained in the side which toured India and Pakistan in 2004, and remained part of the team until 2005. Felicien was a leg-spinning allrounder, who made scores of 55 and 47 in her sole Test, against Pakistan at Karachi in 2004.
Feleicien was named Saint Lucia's Sportswoman of the Year 1996 and 1998. Up to 2019, she remained active in cricket in Saint Lucia.
Her niece, Patricia Felicien, also played for the West Indies.