Guyana makes bid to host WCPL in Essequibo, Berbice
Guyana is making a case to host the Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL), President Dr Irfaan Ali announced during the grand opening of the Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority building in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
President Dr Irfaan Ali
The revelation comes on the heels of Guyana already hosting a chunk of the men’s Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), with the play-offs and coveted final all scheduled for the Guyana National Stadium, at Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
The Head of State divulged that the tournament is being considered for three venues in Essequibo and Berbice which are all soon-to-be completed.
President Ali announced, “You will have your new stadium up and running soon, and we are hoping – we’ve already placed a request to participate in a bid to have the Women’s CPL tournament here in Guyana, and we want that to be played between the Palmyra, Albion, and the Anna Regina grounds.”
If all goes to plan, the Guyana Amazon Warriors Women would host their first WCPL soon
The Guyanese President informed that the bid was not just for the sake of hosting the cricket, but he explained how impactful it would be to bring such an event to those regions, highlighting the potential for tourism and marketing.
“And why that is important? That is important because it is not only about the cricket and the spectators, it’s about the international positioning of the area, so that the marketing capability, when you have 15,000 people looking at cricket in Guyana, you have 40-50 million people looking at cricket globally. So, that the marketing potential, the tourism potential, is indeed enormous,” President Ali noted.
The Massy WCPL is currently a three-team tournament, featuring the Guyana Amazon Warriors, Trinbago Knight Riders and Barbados Royals Women. The tournament’s three editions have thus far been hosted in Trinidad and Tobago and St Kitts and Nevis.
While the dates for this year’s WCPL are yet to be disclosed, the men’s tournament will be hosted from August 14h to September 21t across 6 countries. The Guyanese leg of the tournament will bowl off on Sunday, September 6 and run straight into the play-offs and final scheduled for September 16 to September 21.
