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Hope For Lady Cricketers in Costa Rica
posted (December 10, 2019)
In April, Belize's male cricketers were crowned the central American Champions, and now the Cricket Association is hoping the females can do the same.

On Thursday, they're heading out to play in the Mid-Season International Tour (Women) in Costa Rica. They are expected to play six games against three teams from Costa Rica.

It's their first international outing and the president of the Belize National Cricket Association told us why he's full of hope and expectation:

The team is comprised of women from the Belize River Valley and their average age is 30.

But, Young says they are trying to take the game out of its base in the valley to the wider community by getting kids involved in a new game for schools called Criio:

Belize is expected to host the Central American Championship for females next year.

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