Sharjah promotes women's cricket

Over 90 girls participate in two-day tournament to spot new talent

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Sharjah: The Sharjah Cricket Council has opened its doors to promote girls cricket in a big way. Over 90 girls assembled for a two-day inter school girls cricket tournament at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

"We have decided to stage such a tournament to spot talent for the UAE Under-19 girls team to play in the Asian Cricket Council tournament to be held in Singapore during September this year," Mazhar Khan, secretary of the Sharjah Cricket Council told Gulf News.

"We have waived the entry fee because our aim is to provide a platform for the girls across UAE to come and display their skills," Khan said.

The tournament is be a league-cum-knock-out event. The teams have been divided into three groups with each group consisting of three teams each.

The participating schools are Delhi Private School Dubai, Delhi Private School Sharjah, Gulf Indian School, Modern High School, Westminster School, Our Own School Sharjah, Our Own School Al Ain, Our Own School Dubai and Emirates English Speaking School. "A total of 14 matches will be played during the two-days with seven matches being played on the first day. All participating teams will be provided with a special pair of cricketing outfits," he said.

"All the matches will be monitored and supervised by a technical committee and individual performance will be judged by an ECB adjudicator.

"Performing players will have an opportunity to represent the UAE Under-19 team in the ACC tournament in Singapore. The matches will commence from 9.30am," Khan said.

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