Inspired by Jamaica's great sprint queens and thinking of her compatriots impacted by Hurricane Melissa, Chinelle Henry has pledged to deliver on her big-hitting reputation as Brisbane Heat's trump WBBL draftee.

The 30-year-old hopes to follow West Indies team-mates Hayley Matthews and Deandra Dottin in making waves in Australia, selected by Heat to provide late innings big-hitting and medium pace.

Henry was training in Antigua and then flew to Australia through Miami when catastrophic winds up and storms caused at least 28 deaths and wrecked homes and businesses in Jamaica.

"Every time I pick up my phone .. it's the first thing I see and there's not really much I can do but send support," Henry said on arrival in Brisbane on Monday, ahead of Sunday's season opener.

"It's a reall

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