ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced the appointment of Roland Butcher, as a Selector to the West Indies Men’s Senior & Youth Panels. Butcher is a former England batsman who also played for over 15 years in English County Cricket with Middlesex. His appointment was confirmed during a meeting of the CWI Board of Directors on Monday 19 December. Butcher was delighted to accept the appointment, “It is a great honour and a privilege, to be given the opportunity to serve West Indies Cricket. I’m eager to get started to work alongside the other members of the selection panels as we look to ensure the growth and improvement in West Indies cricket at all levels.”
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HEADLINE: Roland Butcher appointed as New Selector to the West Indies Mens teams
Dec 24, 2022, 6:58:26 PM
Dec 24, 2022, 10:47:56 PM
In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
Butcher is a former England batsman who also played for over 15 years in English County Cricket with Middlesex.
Butcher was the first Black cricketer to represent England in Test cricket when he debuted against West Indies in his native Barbados in 1981. He played three Tests and three One-Day Internationals.
Better dem de appoint the CC.com FL selectors.
Does Butcher know any player outside Bim?
Dec 25, 2022, 7:03:06 AM
In a team loaded with Bajans to have two out of three selectors from Barbados is definitely not good for West Indies. Apart from Barbados we have six other teams in the west why not someone from either Guyana, Trinidad, Leewards or windwards, since the head coach is already Jamaican?
Dec 25, 2022, 7:53:02 AM
In reply to Narper
He should know the Combined Campus students
Dec 25, 2022, 9:39:38 AM
In reply to Sylobaby
I share your views on this.
Dec 25, 2022, 10:17:54 AM
In reply to camos
u would , the coach is from yard as well as the DOC, no view of this.
Dec 25, 2022, 10:27:50 AM
In reply to Narper
Butcher is uptodate, he was one of the CCC directors, he was involve in academy when it was in Barbados, a BCA selector, he worked with Sky sports this year on County matches, and recently on the BCA management team.
Every since he returned to Barbados, he was involve in cricket.
A fence sitter as Andrew Mason calls him.
Dec 25, 2022, 10:29:02 AM
In reply to tc1
The Nationalities of the selectors is only important in terms of their ability to evaluate players from other territories on the grounds that they may not have seen enough of them playing cricket.
If for example a selector who is from Trinidad but has never seen a player from Jamaica who has scored centuries in Jamaica and Barbados but has only played a couple of games in Trinidad where he did not do well.Such a selector is unlikely to look favorably on such a player.
apart from the scenario which can be negated by having video of that Jamaican player's centuries in Jamaica and Barbados available to the Trini selector.
Dec 25, 2022, 10:43:28 AM
The more things changed, the more it remained the same
Dec 25, 2022, 11:34:15 AM
Roland Butcher who? Another d**b shyte. What a waste of a selector.