 Welcome back to the Sportsmax zone. We now have a proper explanation for Mariah's absence on the show She's currently gearing up for the TNT leg of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League She earlier visited the Cricket Museum at the Queen's Park over in Port of Spain and filed this report Heritage Cricket Museum at the Queen's Park over in Port of Spain And I'm so excited to find out about all the different artifacts that are present here You know, I love cricket so much And I think it's perfect that I have you with me the president of the Queen's Park Cricket Club Nigel Camacho So talk to me about what is stored in this room. Thank you for having me. Yeah, very excited about this We we have a treasure truth of assets collected related to cricket and other Sporting activities a lot of the history of the country of the region Mirror the actual history of the development of cricket in the Caribbean So what happens is inside of this museum? We have many assets to tell stories Yeah, and even so perfect it's CPL season So a lot of cricketers in the country right now and you know the entire Trinidad and Tobago very very excited for that First match that will begin Trinidadians and West Indians and in general, you know, they love their CPL You know, they love the T20 cricket. They love the action the activity And we're gonna see an incredible atmosphere tomorrow night at the Queen's Park Oval So Khalil, you're the manager here at the museum Tell me a bit about your role and what you're responsible for doing. Yes So my role is obviously to have the artifacts in order or was update them and whatnot and Certain events occur to have the artifacts tweak for the most impact But most importantly, um, it's also to have the education aspect done for both I'm the younger generation Historians and also people who may want to visit Trinidad and have an appreciation for West Indies cricket So at the moment, um, we are open for tours to sculpture and as well as anyone who is who wants to come and witness the peace of history We have here. Yeah, and I think there's so much in this museum What stands out for you the most because I was excited by the brand narrow bats Liverpool was founded in 1892 The Queen's Park cricket club, which was then known as the sovereign cricket club was founded in 1891 So we have artifacts that go beyond just sport, but also could teach us about our history as a people You'll actually see appreciation for both different generations where you're looking at the Larra days, which are the more recent times and I would be looking at the Very historic days, which would have been the the time when the groundwork would have been placed for West Indies cricket Yeah, and you know, we had a conversation before we started this interview about the massive turnout that happens for the Caribbean Premier League But when we have test matches and regular West Indies matches, we don't see that You know more over over the years Our free time how we spend our free time has evolved their ability to focus on things for a long period of time When it comes to test cricket is not there, you know This was this was a pastime for me growing up with all my friends and colleagues from school We would come to watch test cricket, right? So maybe your role as president with this museum can help remind the youngsters Yeah, I think I think it's a huge opportunity Right to reeducate that lost generation. I call them There's a lost generation of young West Indians that have disconnected with West Indies cricket And we are hoping to utilize the assets inside of the museum to try and reconnect them and give them a Exciting education about what cricket really means us as people in the West Indies because it's huge, you know And we'll utilize the platform the CPL and the popularity of and the amount of people that come out to see the CPL to try and Help bridge that gap, you know, I think that's a really really good idea But if we keep talking about the CPL and I have to put you on the spot You'll tell me who you're supporting for the men's competition as well as the woman's competition I am dreadfully biased, you know, I am I'm a TKR to the soul You know, and I am gonna be back in TKR But the TKR team, I'll tell you Mariah, and we make men and women make no bones about it Men and women but the men's team has no less than 13 or 14 members of our club, Queen's Bar Quaker Club This museum has been recognized for the good work. You've been awarded the Shakunya Medal, yeah, which is one of the highest award here in Trinidad and Tobago. So for sure, you're on the right path Correct. And as you mentioned that I have to give credit to the original creator of the museum, Mr. Stephen Armandoz Plenty of what you mentioned there would get in the Shakunya Gold Medal Even the recognition from the Ministry of Tourism and whatnot would have been because of the hard work he did in the early days Based on that wrong work, I think it was it is our duty at Queen's Bar Quaker Club now To build on that so that the younger generation who may not have an understanding that could really appreciate the history of West Indies Cricket It's actually a Queen's Bar Quaker Club is taken on a plan right now Where we are expanding our accessibility to worldwide via digital museum So what is going to happen is all the artifacts and archives will be digitized Sorry, together with narratives done from historians. So placing some all over the world to get the taste of our history here Apart from just it being a natural viewing it will have other value-added aspects of it where it may have Interactive games based on those historical occurrences. That is where we are going with the future of Queen's Bar Quaker Club Now not only for the accessibility, but also what appeals to this generation. Well, Khalil. Thank you so much I had a great time at the museum today And I'm encouraging you to come and check it out of course tell your teachers like your school No, I think it's a good opportunity for you to learn so much about the cricket history here in Trinidad and Tobago and of course The West Indies. Bye for now Yeah, thanks Mariah, and of course Queen's Bar Cricket Club the most high-profile cricket club in Trinidad and Tobago and The fever for the Caribbean Premier League pretty high now in TNT Layton because in a matter of 32 minutes or so there'll be CP election at the Queen's Bar Cup Yes, and TK are playing really really well And last that nail biting Victor against it to make a talent was and of course a massive win the match before that Trinidad on a roll So obviously the crowd is gonna come out to support what is that a team stacked with talent, you know When you you name it that is a who's who of West Indies cricket in that team And of course they're always exciting to watch because they always bring their a game on the leadership of Kieran Pollard So, you know, yeah, well, it's not to watch. Yeah, let's see what happens We'll wrap the sports matter zone five minutes before the top of the hour because we've got to go But to Kent to Queen's Bar over to get the toss and get you ready for the first ball bold in that Republic Bank CPL match we were scheduled to talk to the CPL CEO Pete Russell on the show today But he has become unavailable in the last hour so hopefully we'll talk to him sometime this week about the CPL and The excitement that has been generated in the tournament so far as we head towards the closing stages of the group phase as teams try to Position themselves for a playoff spot. We go to break back with more on the zone after this