Regina women want to play cricket competitively, but their teams keep folding [Video]

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Cricket is one of the world’s most recognized sports, played in 120 countries worldwide. So why is it so difficult to keep women’s teams up and running in Regina?

The Queen City has more than 24 clubs and at least 30 teams. But all of them are for men.

There has been at least one women’s team — affiliated with local club the Titans — in the past.

Filmmaker Ayesha Mohsin has played cricket. She wanted to profile the Titans women’s team this spring in a mini-documentary for CBC’s Creator Network. But that wasn’t possible, because the team had gradually fizzed out. 

Instead, Mohsin interviewed people about why the sport is important to them and what …