Under 19 Women’s Training Camp 2010

With the ACC Under 19 women’s Championship in Singapore 2010 around the corner, starting from the 2nd to the 13th October, the young women’s side is hesitant to play. Most of the girls are aged between 14 and 15 years old. Fourteen Girls from different provinces are participating in two sessions daily for last two months. Similar to the initiation of the senior women’s side, the U-19s team also consists of grass root players. The Cricket Association selected twenty girls at the first selection and further cut down the number fourteen through various tests.

CAT is currently conducting a camp at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) for one week consisting of various drills for skill enhancement, games and theories. The camp started on the 21st and will end on the 28th. The team will further travel to Singapore on the 2nd of October.

The camp helped in respect to team building, specific skills and further differentiate the different laws and strategies. Senior coach zia said “As the sport is completely new to the girls, it is taking some time however they are highly athletic and have a good sense of the game already. Being quick learners, we are expecting a positive outcome at the tournament.” The camp also consisted of two games against the U-16s boys both played at the Harrow.