The 2025 Women’s Caribbean Premier League got underway on Saturday without Lauren Winfield-Hill – who was instead playing a key role captaining Yorkshire to victory against Middlesex in Sunday’s One-Day Cup semi-final.

Winfield-Hill had been named in the squad for the Guyana Amazon Warriors, but there was some confusion earlier this week when it was confirmed that she had been replaced by Ireland’s Amy Hunter.

Fans were unsure if Yorkshire had asked Winfield-Hill to miss the tournament or – given that they are her main employer – pulled rank once they reached the One-Day Cup semi-final.

However, in an interview with CRICKETher, Yorkshire coach Richard Pyrah clarified the situation, confirming that Winfield-Hill’s inclusion in the tournament had always been provisional.

“If we’d not got the result in the last game of the group stages, our season would be done, so that would have allowed her to go and play in the CPL,” he said.

“She put her name down just in case we didn’t get through – then she’d go out there. But she was always going to be available for us, however long we carried on for, which is now the final.”

He added that the decision to remain with the Yorkshire team for the semi-final and final was entirely Winfield-Hill’s call.