00:00Bajan cricket commentator Alex Jordan is urging fans to come out and support the
00:04region's women cricketers in a bid to grow the game and get it on par with
00:09some of the other women's leagues around the world. I just want to say something
00:13really quickly because you know when we come from this part of the world it's
00:17not the same as other parts of the world. In other parts of the world women's
00:20cricket is thriving and normal it's a normal thing to go and watch it's a
00:24normal thing it's been going on for years. In our part of the world we're
00:27still waking up from some deep slumber. So really important for us to get
00:32behind our women for you guys to get behind the Trinbagonian women. Jordan
00:36cited the fact that two of the world's premier women's cricketers are from the
00:41Caribbean and together with the star quality of the international players
00:44taking part in this year's WCPL the games are bound to be entertaining and
00:49can be a fun outing for the entire family. And it's so ironic you know
00:54because we have two two cricketers one in Deandra Dalton right who is the
01:00captain of the said same TKR and one in Hayley Matthews the captain of the said
01:05same Barbados Royals who are two of the best cricketers this world has ever seen
01:10in the women's game and they come from here they come from bumped around by us
01:14you know big big names there's Jess Jonathan there's Chloe Tryon these are
01:18big international stars Jemima Rodrigues, Sheikha Pandey the rest of the
01:24world really knows these names and I want to encourage the West Indians the
01:28Caribbean people to come out fun for the whole family bring your boy children and
01:32your girl children. She even pointed out that sports and cricket in particular is
01:36fast becoming a viable career option for young women in the region. If you have a
01:41child a girl child and she's not playing cricket you are wasting time that one
01:47little girl can bring the whole family out of poverty you know the kind of
01:51money Hayley Matthews is making around the world. This is a viable way to make a living right it
01:58didn't come in my lifetime but right now women's cricket is flourishing
02:05franchise women's CPL our version of the franchise there's many more there's one
02:10in Australia one in England one in India big money my friend. And just to drive
02:16her point home Jordan highlighted the perks of the job. You can make your
02:20living you can see the world play cricket gain the admiration and belief
02:26of your nation and region inspire those around you and get to make a living
02:31playing a sport yes please I don't think we really understand I don't think we
02:37really understand how powerful a tool that is for empowerment not just for
02:42girls you empower girls and women you are empowering an entire community
02:48Dominic Ramroop TV6 sport
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