gmsports@guardian.co.tt
The management committee of the Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) has raised concerns about the behaviour of some of its male members towards some female members that attended the three One day Internationals (ODI) between the West Indies and India that were played at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port-of-Spain, between July 22 and 27.
According to a notice issued to the club’s membership recently, the management committee said it has received both written and verbal reports that were made to the committee whereby authentic female members were verbally harassed by a few of their male counterparts at the Members’ Pavilion.
Some of the absurdity meted out in very unflattering terms included “Are you really a member?” “How did you gain access to the pavilion?” and “Show me your card”.
The management committee stated, “The management committee would like to go on record that there will be zero-tolerance to bullying of any kind at our almost 131-year-old establishment and extends their profound apology to those women who were treated in such a manner. This is certainly not the reflection of our esteemed Club.”
Tomorrow’s action in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) shifts to T&T where the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) will host the unbeaten Barbados Royals at the Queen’s Park Oval from 7 pm. The Royals are on a five-match winning streak while TKR lies fifth on the six-team standing with one win, two losses and one no result.
Here’s the full notice to the club membership.
Dear member,
The management committee is very disturbed by written and verbal reports received during the recently concluded international cricket series whereby authentic female members were verbally harassed by a few of their male counterparts at the Members’ Pavilion.
Some of the absurdity meted out in very unflattering terms included “Are you really a member?” “How did you gain access to the pavilion?” and “Show me your card”.
The intention, it seemed of some of our male members was to embarrass, make the ladies feel uncomfortable and unwelcomed simply because of their gender.
The management committee would like to go on record that there will be zero-tolerance to bullying of any kind at our almost 131-year-old establishment and extends their profound apology to those women who were treated in such a manner.
This is certainly not the reflection of our esteemed Club.
The club has approximately 2700 members and in the last two years we have accepted over 200 new members (inclusive of several females whose knowledge of sport, players and strategy are very insightful) it is therefore highly impossible for a member to know everyone who enters the pavilion to attend international cricket or simply to have lunch and relax.
It is also beyond the comprehension of the management committee that in this present time, these types of sexist comments are being made by some of our fellow Parkites.
Please desist from this type of antiquated behaviour at once!
Surely, we as Parkites can do better than this, we may have been formed in 1891 but this is 2022 and this archaic and obsolete thinking of women in sport will not be accepted nor tolerated.
May I remind you that all fully subscribed members are entitled to access not only the pavilion but all amenities offered by the Club.
We encourage our women members to come out in full force for the CPL games and enjoy the MUTUAL RESPECT AND CAMARADERIE that has framed our tag line for many, many years: -
PROUD TO BE PARKITE!
