Coach Reon King?

Former West Indies fast bowler Reon King has now turned his attention to coaching.

After failing to find favour with the regional cricket selectors for the current tour of India and Bangladesh, King is among 30 coaches from the Caribbean now taking part in an Australian Level 2 Coaching Accreditation Course at the Sir Frank Worrell Development Cricket Centre in Trinidad.

The 27-year-old Guyanese pacer made his Test debut for the West Indies in the fifth Test against South Africa at Centurion Park in 1998/99. He has played in 14 Test matches taking 44 wickets at an average of 27.77. King last played Test cricket for the West Indies in 2001 in the second Test against Zimbabwe at Harare.

The right-arm bowler also played in 48 One-Day Internationals for the West Indies, picking up 73 wickets at an average of 23.23.

Three former Test cricketers are also among the participants taking part in the six-day programme, which started on Monday.

Former Antigua and West Indies players, Keith Arthurton and Kenneth Benjamin are among four representatives from the Leeward Islands participating in the exercise while Ezra Moseley is among three coaches from Barbados in the workshop.

The programme is being coordinated by the Chief Cricket Development Officer of the West Indies Cricket Board, Dr. Michael Seepersaud; former Test wicketkeeper Jeffrey Dujon and top Australian coach Ashley 'Toot' Byron.

The facilitators include former Test players, Bryan Davis, Gus Logie, WICB tutor Debideen Mannick, Anthony Gray and Joey Carew.

They are being assisted by Dr Courtney Boxhill, Clinton Jeremiah and Dr Terry Ali.

Today, presenters Byron, Dujon and Mannick will present papers on batting, game sense and net options.

Participants: Jamaica (4): Junior Bennette, Dennis Miller, Andre Coley, Gibbes Williams. Guyana (3): Reon King, Alfred Maycock, Adrian Amsterdam.

Windwards (4): Trevor Shillingford, Marcellus Serieux, Irving Warican, Rafael Crony.

Trinidad and Tobago (6): Neil Skeete, Bachan Boochoon, David Moffett, Surujdath Mahabir, Kumar Rampat, Roland Sampath.

Leewards (4): Vernon Springer, John Archibald, Keith Arthurton, Kenneth Benjamin.

Barbados (3): Ezra Moseley, Clifton Phillips, Roderick Estwick.

West Indies Women's (2): Anne Browne-John, Jasmine Sammy.

University of the West Indies (1): Nahendra Maharaj.

* From Guyana Chronicle.