Two teenagers who set up a women’s cricket equipment company after feeling the sport was less accessible for them say they felt nervous to appear on Dragons’ Den before receiving a £50,000 investment.
Cat and Honor, 17 and 19, set up Maiden Cricket to create purpose-made sportswear for women after previously having to wear ill-fitting kit, as it had been designed for the men’s game.
The sisters, from Chichester, West Sussex, received offers from all five Dragons while appearing on the BBC One show on Thursday, before finally accepting a deal from all five investors.
Speaking on BBC Radio Sussex, Honor said: “We want girls to feel like the sport was more made for them.”
She added: “We couldn’t believe it took two teenage girls to figure out the source of the problem.”
Cat said: “I was so nervous. Honor and I couldn’t sleep the night before so we recorded ourselves and fell asleep listening to our pitch.
“As much as this is about cricket for us, it’s also a pitch to say to women that if you have an issue that isn’t being resolved for you, you can do something about it.”