KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Successful Jamaica Women’s captain Rashada Williams has urged Cricket West Indies (CWI) to provide more playing opportunities for female cricketers in the Caribbean.
Williams led her side to their sixth CG United Women’s Super50 Cup title last weekend in a truncated tournament that only featured three rounds of matches. CWI had earlier announced a shortened competition, citing financial strain as the main reason.
Jamaica Women emerged victorious on 21 points, one more than second-placed Windward Islands Women and third-placed Guyana Women.
Speaking on the Mason and Guest radio programme earlier this week, Williams said that while she was thrilled to have captained Jamaica to the title, she lamented that only three rounds were played.
“So, I think that it’s only fair that they add more games to the Super50 tournament. It doesn’t make sense to hold a tournament where we play only three games and then determine a winner. It’s just not enough cricket.
“As I said before we play in the regional tournaments in January, February every year and then there is a long break until next year January, February again, and if you’re not selected in the West Indies team or signed a league to play outside of the Caribbean like the WPL or the Big Bash, then you won’t have any cricket to play,” Williams contended.
The Jamaican captain also suggested a slight tweak to the way bonus points are awarded in the Super50.
She said bonus points offered should not exceed the points for winning a match.
“For a win, you get four points, and I think you can probably get eight or more bonus points, so I think you could probably adjust it. I don’t think the bonus points should be more than the actual points you get for winning,” Williams said.
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