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Words of Wisdom: Occupy the Crease....

 
FanAttick 2016-12-26 08:11:49 

Occupy the Crease

 
Ewart 2016-12-26 10:52:22 

In reply to FanAttick


Nice. Very nice!


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POINT 2016-12-27 17:01:26 

I will always agree that occupying the
crease is a Priority . However to attain that goal requires the following abilities that have to be learned :

NO PLAYER IS BORN WITH WHAT IS

REQUIRED TO OCCUPY THE CREASE . THIS

MUST BE LEARNED , & INCULCATED BY

PLAYERS .


IN MY OPINION , THE MAIN INGREDIENTS

ARE STAMINA ; MENTAL & PHYSICAL ;

MENTAL STAMINA TO ASSIST IN

CONCENTRATING FOR LONG PERIODS .


PHYSICAL STAMINA INVOLVES BEING

PHYSICALLY FIT AT ALL TIMES .

These are attributes that must be taught & learned early in Playing
Cricket .

My opinion , is that to inculcate
the above in Players in the Region
requires playing a lot of matches in
the longer versions of the game .

It is true that 3 or 4 years ago a
Regional League was started . Our
Competitors in the International Cricket Arena , recognized this fact
years ago . That is precisely why many of them in the rankings are ahead of Our Team , in the longer versions of the game , while sadly
our Players are wallowing at or near the bottom .

I challenge anyone to present factual
evidence to disprove what I have stated here . The stark truth is as I
have stated several times in this
Forum , is this :

THE PEOPLE IN THE WICBC HAD AN

OBLIGATION IN THE GOLDEN ERAS OF

WEST INDIES CRICKET TO FORM A PRO OR

SEMI PRO LEAGUE . UNFORTUNATELY THEY

DID NOTHING .

 
POINT 2016-12-27 17:07:14 

ESSENTIALLY THE WICBC MISSED SEVERAL

OPPORTUNITIES TO FORM A PRO OR SEMIPRO

LEAGUE ; WHEN IT COULD HAVE GOT MANY

SPONSORS BREAKING DOWN THE DOORS .


Obviously if they had done this our
position in International Cricket today would be very different than it
is in the longer formats of the game . This I believe cannot be disputed .

 
Oilah 2016-12-27 17:19:57 

In reply to FanAttick

Sweet
big grin

 
Dan_De_Lyan 2016-12-27 19:33:10 

What happen when a certain WI occupy the crease......some cry "illegal occupation" big grin