Friends it is time to lobby your Assembly Members to ask that they
support establishing a Welsh national cricket team. To do this is simple.
First click this link and
then enter your postcode. Then click write to all your AMs.
Then simply write your AMs an email
telling them why you think Wales should have its own cricket team. It is best
to keep it positive and to stick to the subject matter without becoming in any
way confrontational.
If you need some help then you can base it
on the sample letter below.
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I writing writing to ask that you
vote in favour of noting the Petition Committee's report on establishing a
Welsh national cricket team in plenary on Wednesday the 23rd of October.
The report calls for there to be
consultation in the cricketing community on whether such a team should
established. I am firmly of the opinion that it would be a huge benefit for
Wales if we did establish the team.
So many Welsh cricketers never play any
international cricket because they must try to get into the England team. If
there was a Welsh team then there would always be at least 11 Welsh people
playing international cricket.
It would also give fantastic exposure to
to our country. During the recent Ashes series England played against Ireland
and Australia played against Scotland. This gave international exposure to
Scotland and Ireland in their own right. The only thing people saw
internationally about Wales was that England play their home games in Cardiff.
What sort of message does that send about Wales?
There are so many internationally
recognised teams in the British Isles: England, Ireland, Scotland... even the
Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey have their own ICC recognised teams. But Wales
does not and that is something that we now have the opportunity to
change.
Rugby and football players get to grow up
dreaming of playing for Wales and that is a good thing. But for those who love
cricket there is no Welsh team to dream of playing for or to support.
I ask that you give your support to noting
the Committee's report so that we can continue to explore the possibility of
establishing our own team.
If you would like more information you can
click this link
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