By AYYAZ MALIK
Asian female coach Halima Khan from Bradford is looking to inspire local girls from the Yorkshire area through sport and to be more specific, cricket with regular cricket sessions at Woodlands Cricket Club.
The continued success of what Halima and the team of coaches are doing hasn’t gone unnoticed further afield either.  In fact, Halima Khan has been working closely with Yorkshire cricketer Adil Rashid’s foundation in a concerted effort to increase popularity and participation of girls in cricket.
Woodlands Cricket Club through it’s hard work and commitment to the community runs a cricket session for the girls of a variety of age ranges, cultures and backgrounds every Saturday from 4-6pm where all are welcomed to attend.
Asian Sunday, attended one of the sessions where girls of different backgrounds and age groups were enjoying a game of cricket.
The under 13’s this year won the West Yorkshire county championships. One of the girls who was part of the winning team of under 13’s was Jasmine Akhtar. Jasmine, who attends Carlton Bolling College, has been playing cricket since last summer and aspires to be the female version of Sachin Tendulkar someday.
With the example of Woodlands Cricket Club, we see a fine example of the power of sport and the positive effects it has in the community.