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MEDIA RELEASE: FairBreak Global announces Patron, Jennifer Westacott

 

 

FairBreak Global announces Patron, Jennifer Westacott

Sydney, Australia (Friday 18th of February 2022) – FairBreak Global is pleased to welcome Jennifer Westacott, CEO of the Business Council of Australia, who has accepted the position of Patron for FairBreak.

Jennifer has a passionate commitment to equality and opportunity for all and shares a love for all sport at all levels.

The FairBreak team and all FairBreakers who have participated in any FairBreak events will benefit from Jennifer’s guidance, mentorship, and passion.

“I cannot be more grateful to Jennifer for her commitment to the role of Patron. It’s such an important role and to have a person who demonstrates immense skill and dedication in all aspects of her life will inspire and motivate us all,” says Shaun Martyn, FairBreak Founder.

“I am honoured to take up the position as patron for FairBreak – empowering women through sport is a fantastic initiative,” says Jennifer Westacott.

“Cricket has the power to bring families, communities and nations together. Women’s cricket is exciting, interesting and commercially successful in many countries. It is essential that women get paid properly in recognition of the world class athletes that they are.” – Jennifer Westacott

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MEDIA CONTACTS

Jennifer Westacott:  Alice Hermes, Alice.Hermes@bca.com.au

FairBreak Global: Kimberley Lee, Kimberley.lee@fairbreak.net (Sydney)

 

2022-04-29T15:30:05-04:00February 16th, 2022|Events, News|
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The South Coast Sapphires women’s cricket team to represent Australia in Dubai

TIM GAVEL
10 FEBRUARY 2022
About Regional

Established 13 years ago by Narooma’s Shaun Martyn, FairBreak promotes fair and equal access to opportunities for all people. The vehicle it uses to progress gender equality and equity is cricket.

Why cricket? Because of the very nature of the sport. It is played in over 100 countries, it is not gender-specific, nor is it connected to any specific culture, ethnicity or religion. Anyone can play. Cricket also relies upon partnerships, and partnerships are central to FairBreak’s success of building a network of people and organisations with the same goal of achieving gender equality across the globe…

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE

TIM GAVEL
10 FEBRUARY 2022
About Regional
2022-03-21T16:00:47-04:00February 10th, 2022|FairBreak X, In the news|
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Khan to compete at 2022 FairBreak Invitational

 Otniel Hembapu
15/2/2022

Namibia’s senior women’s cricket team vice-captain, Yasmeen Khan has been selected as one of the world’s top female cricketers to participate in this year’s FairBreak Invitational tournament in Dubai.

The FairBreak Invitational tournament is an ICC-sanctioned competition that will take place from 1 to 15 May in Dubai. The ICC in conjunction with Cricket Hong Kong will host the tournament…

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE

 Otniel Hembapu
15/2/2022
2022-03-21T16:06:37-04:00February 2nd, 2022|FairBreak X, In the news|
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Zim female cricket star joins English club

By Zim Sport Live

ZIMBABWE women’s cricket team star Modester Mupachikwa has become the latest national team player to attract interest abroad after completing a move to Spencer Cricket Club who are based in London, England.

Based in Earlsfield, South West London, Spencer Cricket Club’s women’s team are one of the top sides in the English club scene.

Last year, the club’s Women’s 1st XI won the Southern League Championship and will now compete in the Premier Division, the highest level of club cricket in England….

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The Herald

2022-03-21T15:11:23-04:00February 2nd, 2022|FairBreak X, In the news|
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Sri Lanka Sports: Chamari Atapattu signs to play 1st FairBreak Invitational Tournament in May

January 22, 2022 | Sri Lankin Sports

Akhila Seneviratne

Sri Lanka’s women’s team captain Chamari Atapattu will play in the FaiBreak Invitational 2022 tournament this year, it is learnt.
Chamari Atapattu has been a mainstay in Sri Lanka’s batting attack for over a decade. According to the sources in Malaysia, where she is participating in the ICC’s Women’s Commonwealth Games Qualifiers, the organizers have recently signed her for this six-team tournament…

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 Sri Lankin Sports

Akhila Seneviratne

2022-04-28T20:20:58-04:00January 22nd, 2022|FairBreak X, In the news|
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South Coast Sapphires – Australia’s entry to FairBreak’s Invitational Women’s T20 Cricket Tournament

Thursday, January 24, 2022

South Coast Sapphires – Australia’s entry to FairBreak’s world first Invitational Women’s T20 Cricket Tournament

We are pleased to announce 11 of the 15 players selected for the South Coast Sapphires, Australia’s entry to the FairBreak Global Invitational Women’s Cricket T20 Tournament. scheduled for Dubai from May 1-15, 2022.

The privately funded tournament is a world first, bringing together players from 36 countries to form six teams and play 19 games of cricket across 15 days.

The Team (11 of 15)

Sana Mir, Captain – Pakistan

Jade Allen – Australia

Kim Garth – Ireland

Gaby Lewis – Ireland

Jemimah Rodrigues – India

Shabnim Ismail – South Africa

Geetika Kodali – USA

Shebani Bhaskar – USA

Chamari Athapaththu – Sri-Lanka

Babette de Leede – Netherlands

Betty Chan – Hong Kong

2022-04-04T21:17:12-04:00January 4th, 2022|News|
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FairBreak Global to conduct ground-breaking research for breast health in Women’s Cricket

FairBreak Global to conduct ground-breaking research for breast health in Women’s Cricket

Sydney, Australia (22nd of November 2021) – FairBreak Global is pleased to announce that Associate Professor Deirdre McGhee from Breast Research Australia, University of Wollongong, will conduct a world-first research project in women’s cricket at the FairBreak Invitational in Hong Kong in May 2022.

Deirdre is a world-leading researcher in breast health biomechanics, Director of Breast Research Australia and leads the Breast Health Education and Research within the Australian Institute of Sport, Female Performance and Health Initiative. During the FairBreak Invitational in Hong Kong, Deirdre will conduct research on breast support, bra fit and breast injuries of female cricket players.

This research will be based on the delivery of a breast health educational module, which aims to maximise the breast support and bra fit of female cricket players and improve the management and prevention of breast injuries in women’s cricket. This education will be delivered to over 90 players and their coaches from over 30 countries.

Through this partnership with Deirdre, FairBreak is helping to provide education to female cricket players around the world that is fundamental to both women’s health and women’s sport.

“We are committed to improving the performance and health education of female cricket players, irrespective of the country of origin or their level of sport. We are always actively seeking opportunities to promote women’s cricket and support the health, safety and performance of female cricket players” Alex Blackwell – FairBreak – Ambassador.

MEDIA CONTACTS

FairBreak Global: Kimberley Lee, Kimberley.lee@fairbreak.net

2022-04-04T21:21:58-04:00November 22nd, 2021|News|
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FairBreak Global launches world first invitational women’s cricket T20 tournament

PRESS RELEASE

Sydney, Australia (November 2020) – Global women’s initiative, FairBreak Global, is proud to announce a world-first Invitational Women’s Cricket T20 tournament looking to be staged in Hong Kong in January 2022, in conjunction with Cricket Hong Kong, the National Cricket Association of Hong Kong.

As the first privately funded tournament of its type, this event marks significant progress in the development of women’s cricket. FairBreak will bring together players recruited from all corners of the globe to participate in six teams.

“This is an exciting time for everyone who is part of the FairBreak movement. We have worked diligently with all vested parties to ensure our tournament will deliver a quality event and experience, true to our ‘Pure Sport’ ethos. The tournament will not only drive opportunity for all players, but also support our CSR partner, SolarBuddy, in helping end energy poverty,” says Shaun Martyn, FairBreak Founder.

Tony Melloy, Chairman of Cricket Hong Kong says, “Cricket Hong Kong is delighted to have the opportunity to bring top cricketers to Hong Kong. We are working closely with the ICC to ensure all required standards are met to host a successful international women’s event.”

As part of FairBreak’s continuing commitment to equality and opportunity, a conference exploring these themes will also be held as part of the two-week tournament.

CEO and Managing Director of Gencor, the lead sponsors of FairBreak, R. V. Venkatesh says, “We’re excited to partner with Fairbreak to support an excellent event that will bring together top cricketers from all parts of the world. It provides a platform for women from associate nations to play with full member nation players and showcase their talents to the cricketing world. This will help develop Women’s Cricket worldwide and serve as a launching pad for aspiring women’s cricketers all around the world to aim high.”

“This FairBreak tournament will be a huge stepping stone for associate nation cricketers to be playing alongside some of the world’s greatest international female cricketers. What a fantastic opportunity!” says Mariko Hill, Hong Kong national team player and past captain, and FairBreak player.

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MEDIA CONTACTS

FairBreak Global: Kimberley Lee, Kimberley.lee@test.fairbreak.net

Cricket Hong Kong: Ravi Nagdev, ravi.nagdev@hkcricket.org

 

About FairBreak Global: FairBreak is an organisation that aims to progress gender equality and equity on a truly global scale, using cricket as its primary vehicle. In doing so, FairBreak aims to create opportunities across sport, health, business, media, arts and education to empower women to pursue success in their chosen endeavour. FairBreak Global envisions a world where people have fair and equal access to opportunities that enable them to succeed in their chosen endeavour, independent of gender or geographical location.

https://fairbreak.net @FairBreakGlobal

 

 

2020-11-26T22:33:31-05:00November 26th, 2020|News|
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Launch of The Captain’s Cause

Meg Lanning, Captain, Australian Women’s Cricket Team

We are pleased to announce the launch of the FairBreak Captain’s Cause initiative, working with FairBreak CSR partner, SolarBuddy, aimed at ending energy poverty. In association with national cricket captains, we have established the Captain’s Cause to raise awareness about energy poverty and, through our CSR partnership, hope to create a more equitable and sustainable future for all people and our planet.

Building on the influence and reach of global cricket captains past and present, this program is designed to raise awareness and build education about energy poverty.

Each night, more than 800 million people are plunged into complete darkness with no access to reliable or safe energy. It has a devastating effect on the communities it impacts – on their health, economic stability, educational outcomes, and environment.

SolarBuddy is an Australian charity illuminating the future of children living in energy poverty by providing them with a solar-powered light. This allows them to safely study after dusk to improve their educational outcomes, and greatly reduces their exposure to harmful forms of other light alternatives, such as kerosene lamps.

Australia’s Meg Lanning (pictured), Tim Paine, Aaron Finch and indigenous men’s and women’s team captains Dan Christian and Ash Gardner will be the first national captains to join this global initiative. We are so proud to welcome Meg, Dan, Tim, Aaron and Ash on board to demonstrate the positive impact cricket can have in advocating for social good on a global scale. We hope their leadership will encourage other global captains to support this cause.

We would like to thank Cricket Australia for lending their support, and acknowledge the work of Greg Shipperd, in helping bring this initiative to life.

If you would like to brighten up the life of a child, please donate to SolarBuddy today.

Connect with us @FairBreakGlobal #BuddySolar #solarbuddy #FairBreak

 

2020-10-21T01:43:27-04:00October 20th, 2020|News|
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