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Words of Wisdom: Occupy the Crease....
In reply to FanAttick
Nice. Very nice!
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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 .
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 .
In reply to FanAttick
Sweet
What happen when a certain WI occupy the crease......some cry "illegal occupation"
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