Courts T20 Grand Slam Franchise Bowls off in December

The 3^rd Edition of the Courts Women’s T20 Grand Slam Franchise Tournament will take place from December 3-13. Each of the four Franchises will have a full complement of West Indies Stars.

Courts continues their support of the Tournament for a 3^rd consecutive year, while Cricket West Indies will continue their support for the event ensuring that the top West Indies Players are available. 

This year, defending 2018 captain Anisa Mohammed, of LCB Contractors Central Sharks, will come up against the likes of Stafanie Taylor, Afy Fletcher, Britney Cooper, Hayley Matthews and Stacy-Ann King to name a few. This will be Taylor’s debut in the tournament. 

Speaking on behalf of the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s Cricket Association (TTWCA), past West Indies Captain, Merissa Aguilleira shared her expectation for a bigger, better event, thanks to the support of various stakeholders. 

“We are pleased to continue our partnership with Courts this year and welcome Cricket West Indies’ increased support for the event,” said Aguilleira. “This tournament is the first and only women’s cricket franchise event in this region and our goal is to grow it into one of the biggest franchise events in the world.” She also thanked the other sponsors on board thus far.

Aguilleira promises an exciting, action packed tournament, noting that it was initially postponed to ensure that all WI players would be available. This she explained was to guarantee high quality competition and entertainment. As a former West Indies captain, she also feels the tournament will be a good opportunity for WI players, as well as aspiring ones, to hone their skills ahead of the upcoming 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia. 

For Courts, their support is simply a continuation of its commitment to community and sport. “We are very proud of this tournament, we have seen it grow tremendously over the past two years and expect that it will continue on its upward trajectory,” said Nicole Loney-Mills

Corporate Social Responsibility Regional Officer, Unicomer.  “Other countries are investing heavily in women’s cricket and leagues such as the Women’s Big Bash and Kia Super League have grown in stature. Both have contributed to the development of the Australian and England Women’s teams and we believe this tournament will play a significant role in developing the WI Women in the coming years. We are simply happy to do our part”

The local franchises include defending champs, LCB Central Sharks, runners up, Southern Titans, Trident Sports Phoenix and UDECOTT North Starblazers. Matches will take place at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, UWI Spec and the National Cricket Center. Tournament updates can be found @cwomensports on FB and Instagram as well as at caribbeanwomensports.com

Teams

UDECOTT North Starblazers:

Southern Titans

Replacement during Stafanie Taylor’s absence: Qiana Joseph

LCB Contractors Central Sharks

Trident Sports Phoenix

Replacement during Hayley Matthews absence: Sheneta Grimmond