Govt. meets with CWI officials to heighten planning of Women’s T20 World cup

Jul 05, 2018 Sports

Minister Norton addressing the members of the meeting yesterday at his Main Street office.

Planning for the successful hosting of the ICC’s Women’s T20 World Cup is in full swing. Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton and his team met with representatives from Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday at his Main Street office, to discuss a number of matters pertaining to the preliminary and warm up matches that are scheduled to be played at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, East Bank Demerara, this November.
Representing CWI at today’s meeting were Sabrina Panday and Fawwaz Baksh.
Accompanying Minister Norton on behalf of the Government of Guyana was – Permanent Secretary (ag), Melissa Tucker, Director of Sport; Christopher Jones, Assistant Director of Sport; Melissa Dow-Richardson and Director of Culture; Tamika Boatswain.
The tournament, which is slated for November, will be historic as the first stand-alone ICC Women’s World Twenty20 event since previous women’s matches were played alongside those for the men.
Minister Norton, who conveniently holds the responsibility for Culture, Youth, and Sport, said that the possibility of adding a cultural component to the tournament is being examined, as a way of showcasing all things Guyanese in the most flattering light possible.
”Guyana is a country of beautiful diversities and a rich heritage, and we want to showcase this to the entire world in the most flattering way possible,” Minister Norton explained.
The year 2018 is shaping up to be exciting for cricket in Guyana, beginning with the Bangladesh Tour of the West Indies 2018 tournament, which bowled off yesterday in Antigua with the Test Series.
Later, on July 22 and 26, Guyana will be hosting the first and second One Day International (ODI) matches at Providence. But the cricket excitement does not end there. Many are also eagerly awaiting the start of the Caribbean Premier League, which will see Guyana hosting five matches on August 9, 11 and 12 and on September 8 and 9. (Ministry of Social Cohesion)

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