WOMEN’S cricket is on the rise in Barbados and the Caribbean and can be a career opportunity for those who want to play the game.
But 2016 National Sports Council’s Coach Of The Year, Vasbert Drakes (below), is calling for more support for the West Indies players. 
“I would encourage anyone [who] has some females and want to get them involved in ladies cricket. I think potentially they have a great opportunity to actually make a career out of the sport,” said Drakes in an interview with WEEKEND SPORT.
“But we definitely need the support from the stakeholders, the organisation and from everyone to get on board and continue to support the ladies’ cricket and try to grow [it] into a brand that everyone in the world would want to be associated with,” Drakes added. (EZS)
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