CPL women’s T20 on the horizon
COO Russell: It’s not a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when’
THE Caribbean Premier League (CPL), marketed as "The Biggest Party in Sport", could soon have women's cricketers joining the festivities, according to Pete Russell, CPL Chief Operations Officer (COO). West Indies batter Britney Cooper, on Sunday, made a plea for the CPL to reject cricket as being just a "gentleman's game" and incorporate women in the annual tournament.
The West Indies, who were defending champions in the recently concluded 2018 ICC Women's World T20 tournament, crashed out at the semi-final stage to eventual winners Australia. The regional side was wildly inconsistent with the bat throughout the tournament and lamented they were at a disadvantage to their Australian, English and Indian counterparts who play much more cricket year-round.
"We need people in the CPL or corporate sponsors to back us and give us that push. We can't do it all by ourselves...we need more. We need a mini-CPL," she said.
Russell, responding to questions emailed to him by Newsday, said the CPL has taken notice of the successful staging of the Women's World T20 in the Caribbean which attracted large crowds at Providence Stadium (Guyana), Darren Sammy Cricket Ground (St Lucia) and Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (Antigua).
The West Indies, who were defending champions in the recently concluded 2018 ICC Women's World T20 tournament, crashed out at the semi-final stage to eventual winners Australia. The regional side was wildly inconsistent with the bat throughout the tournament and lamented they were at a disadvantage to their Australian, English and Indian counterparts who play much more cricket year-round.
"We need people in the CPL or corporate sponsors to back us and give us that push. We can't do it all by ourselves...we need more. We need a mini-CPL," she said.
Russell, responding to questions emailed to him by Newsday, said the CPL has taken notice of the successful staging of the Women's World T20 in the Caribbean which attracted large crowds at Providence Stadium (Guyana), Darren Sammy Cricket Ground (St Lucia) and Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (Antigua).
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