The Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) will be releasing a new documentary on the cricketing journey of Hayley Matthews, the West Indies women’s skipper. Matthews will lead the Barbados Royals against the Guyana Amazon Warriors as the 2024 edition of the WCPL bowls off from seven o’clock tonight, at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba. Tomorrow, the home team Trinbago Knight Riders will square off against the Barbados Royals at the same venue.
The three teams will be captained by Hayley Matthews (Barbados Royals), Stafanie Taylor (Guyana Amazon Warriors) and Deandra Dottin (Trinbago Knight Riders). Matthews and Taylor are rated in the top 10 T20 all-rounders internationally while Dottin is one of the most destructive batters in the women’s game, Off the field, Matthews is the focus of ‘Life Stories’, a film which will be telecast on Willow in the USA, TNT Sport in the UK, TV6 in Trinidad, Fancode in India, Fox Sports in Australia and SportsMax in the Caribbean. The flick will also be available to view on the Caribbean Premier League’s YouTube channel.
The biopic features Matthews from her childhood in her native Barbados, to winning the T20 World Cup among her many accomplishments. Director Paul Pritchett-Brown who is helming the project, said: “Hayley is one of the most impressive athletes the Caribbean has produced and it was an honour to be able to make this film about her journey.” Pete Russell, CEO of the CPL and Executive Producer of the biopic, added: “It is so important that we take the time to tell the stories of the wonderful cricketers that bring our tournaments to life, and this film is a beautiful example of what can be done when given this level of access.
” Matthews said: “It was a fantastic experience to work with the CPL team to put together this documentary on my journey into cricket and myself and my family are really excited for the world to see it. My story has many more chapters left to be told but it is great to be able to showcase how I got to where I am today.” UPCOMING WCPL MATCHES: (Today) Barbados Royals VS Guyana Amazon Warriors, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, 7p.
m. (Tomorrow) Trinbago Knight Riders vs Barbados Royals, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad, 7 p.m.
SQUADS: BARBADOS ROYALS: Hayley Matthews (Captain), Chinelle Henry ,Afy Fletcher ,Aaliyah Alleyne, Rashada Williams, Shabika Gajnabi, Cherry Ann Fraser,Trishan Holder , Qiana Joseph, Djenaba Joseph,Naijanni Cumberbatch ,Chamari Athapaththu, Amanda Jade Wellington Laura Harris,Georgia Redmayne. GUYANA AMAZON WARRIORS: Stafanie Taylor (Captain),Shemaine Campbelle, Natasha Mclean, Karishma Ramharack,Shakera Selman, Sheneta Grimmond, Ashmini Munisar, Kate Wilmott,Kaysia Schultz, Nyia Latchman, Realeanna Grimmond,Shabnim Ismail, Erin Burns, Chloe Tryon, Lauren Winfield-Hill. TRINBAGO KNIGHT RIDERS: Deandra Dottin (Captain),Chedean Nation,Kycia Knight, Shamilia Connell ,Kyshona Knight, Jahzara Claxton, Zaida James, Jannillea Glasgow, Anisa Mohammed ,Shunelle Sawh, Samara Ramnath,Meg Lanning,Jess Jonassen,Jemimah Rodrigues,Shikha Pandey.
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