Last Updated on August 24, 2022, 2:55 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Public primary school students as well as young cricketers across St Kitts and Nevis will be given a chance to attend the exciting cricket matches to be staged by the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) from August 24 to September 04, 2022, at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium.
Head of Marketing at CPL, Chris Watson, presented close to 1,500 tickets to Francil Morris, Chief Education Officer at the Ministry of Education, at a brief handover ceremony on Monday, August 22, 2022,
Valencia Syder, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sports, was in attendance at the time to witnessed the handover. These tickets will allow 200 students per day to attend the new Sixty tournament – a ten-over competition scheduled to run from August 24 to 28.
A hundred tickets per day have also been set aside for students to attend the CPL-T20 tournament, which features men, and (for the first time) a women’s field, contesting 20 overs per side. The St Kitts leg of the CPL-T20 tournament will run from August 31 to September 4, 2022.
Several tickets were also given for students at the respective cricket academies in St Kitts and Nevis.
Chris Watson said that he was looking forward to the increased involvement of the young people in the sport.
“We’re delighted to be able to contribute to that development in St Kitts and Nevis, and that’s testament to the fantastic support we have had throughout the years of CPL from the government here,” he said. “We’re looking forward to welcoming these kids to our games across nine exciting game days of cricket here in St Kitts and Nevis at Warner Park for both The Sixty and CPL, and we’re going to be putting on great entertainment for them, including face painting, snack boxes and goodie bags for the kids.”
On the behalf of Ministry of Education, Chief Education Officer Morris thanked CPL for the donation.
Morris wished the tournaments every success and hoped that the younger students would develop a greater interest in cricket after watching the matches and taking part in the experience.
This year’s edition of CPL-T20 is expected to generate significant interest from casual and ardent local cricket fans as St Kitts and Nevis Patriots are the defending champions of CPL Title. Supporters, team management and players are hoping for a repeat of the success at the 2021 tournament.
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