The start for women’s cricket in Uganda was quite slow when Susan Luswata took on a handful of girls back in 2001. Nearly two decades later, the senior women’s national women’s team is now set to grace the grand stage of the game.
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Yesterday, the Lady Cricket Cranes were flagged for their biggest assignment ever to Netherlands for the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier due July 7-14.
“It is a privilege to be here and we are ready to take on this big chance,” skipper Kevin Awino, said moments after receiving the flag from National Council of Sports general secretary David Katende and former Uganda Cricket Association (UCA) board member Jackson Kavuma.
This is a moment of history for Uganda, kudos to the cricket team.
