GAW Women’s team is balanced

-Captain Stafanie Taylor optimistic about prospect of WCPL

Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) Women’s team captain Stafanie Taylor has tons of experience in the shorter format of cricket under her belt, being the only World Cup-winning Women’s captain in the Caribbean region.

With the first Women’s CPL tournament approaching, Taylor is both excited and optimistic about what the tournament can do to boost the female cricket talent in the region.
“Having a CPL for women is a huge deal. I mean, going away to play in franchise cricket and to see that we have our own league now is fantastic, and it’s great for development of women’s cricket. So, I personally am really glad to see that come about now, and hope that in the future we have more franchise teams,” Taylor said during the Hero CPL Player Draft on Thursday morning.
Shifting focus to the team under her charge, Taylor figured that the GAW Women’s team has the right amount of balance necessary to go all the way. She said about the local women’s franchise, “I find that the team is very balanced, and I’m hoping that we come out victors. Yeah, it would be really nice to, you know, be in the same place, coming in August where everyone gets to gel and get ready for the tournament.”
Quizzed by CPL’s Alex Jordan about what the Women’s CPL can do for players and the development of the game in the Caribbean, Taylor answered in the affirmative, as she anticipated the preparation and scouting that would occur for the women’s international tournaments next year.
“Such introduction is really good for the development. A few of us are getting older, and it would be really nice to get some new faces out. I think, with this tournament, we could see a lot more new faces, you know, young players coming through,” Taylor explained.
She further stated, “Coming up for the under-19, you’ll definitely see some promising players that I hope will go on to play for West Indies. Yeah, I’ve been saying it for a long time: that the next generation will be good for the game, and with the CPL now, that will definitely happen.”
The Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) Women’s Team currently reads: Stafanie Taylor (Captain), Shemaine Campbelle (Vice-Captain), Rashada Williams, Rachael Vincent, Kaysia Schultz, Chedean Nation, Cherry-Ann Fraser, Shamilia Connell, Karishma Ramharack, Shabika Gajnabi and Zaida James.
No international signings have been announced for the women’s franchises as yet; it is expected at a later date. Each team has 3 international spots to fill.