The tournament began in 1975–76, as the Caribbean Women's Cricket Federation Championships, a two-day competition.

Four teams competed: Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, but the winner of the competition is not recorded.

[1] Jamaica are the first recorded champions, winning the second tournament in 1977, which involved five teams, with Guyana joining the original four.

[4] In 2001 the tournament was renamed the West Indies Women's Cricket Federation Championships.

However, Trinidad and Tobago are the most successful team based on recorded titles, with 13 wins.