Players speak of benefits from experience at Sagicor HPC

Bridgetown, Barbados – Members of the Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre are among the top performers for their team in this year’s WICB Regional 4 Day Tournament.

The players all said they were generally satisfied with their performances in the tournament and indicated the work done on and off the field in the first year at the Sagicor HPC helped immensely. Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul was the leading bowler for Guyana. He ended the season with 25 wickets at an average of 18.8. His best figures were 6-39 against Combined Campuses & Colleges.

 Kyle Corbin, the right-hand batsman and keeper, has been a key member of the CCC team which topped the league table and qualified for the final. He has been good in front and behind the stumps. So far he has made 571 runs, including his maiden first-class century (108). He has so also held 12 catches and a stumping.
 

Jason Holder, the giant allrounder, felt he did well with the ball for Barbados, but did not meet his goals with the bat. The West Indies A Team Vice Captain got 15 wickets at 23.66 each with his right-arm fast-medium, and said the work done at the Sagicor HPC helped him through the campaign. “We put in a lot of work at the HPC last year and it helped me a great deal during the season. I certainly saw the benefits of the work I put in. It was my first full season at the first-class level and the cricket was a bit draining. It tested me physically and mentally and I was able to call on all my resources to get me through. My fitness levels came into play. During the time at the HPC we put in a lot of work in the gym, doing strength and conditioning on a daily basis and my body was able to hold up to the demands of first-class cricket. I was happy that I was able to give my all for the team on every occasion,” said the 6-foot-7-inch Holder.
 
The 19-year-old added: “Mentally, I was able to cope when situations presented themselves. I found myself in situations where, previously, I might not have been able to cope but I managed to pull through. Overall, I would say I did not achieve all my goals on the field, but I worked hard and I know once I continue to work hard I will get the success I’m looking for. I will go back to the HPC later this month and get started again on improving all areas of my game.”