In this installment of our interview with Lawrence 'Yagga' Rowe,
the former West Indies batting stylist addresses the controversial
decision to lead a 'rebel' side to South Africa.
Why did he agree to tour South Africa during apartheid? Was it
the money? Did Prime Minister Michael Manley try to stop him from
going? How did it affect his relationship with his close friends?
Did he experience racism first hand? Rowe provides all the
answers...
President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Teddy Griffith
has termed the current era of West Indies cricket as a period of
"structural adjustment."
Speaking at the Annual Awards Banquet of the Medical Association
of Jamaica in Kingston on Saturday night, Griffith said the game in
the region was undergoing "all the pains (and hopefully the gains)
associated with that term." He, however, stressed that the
improvement of West Indies Cricket did not lie in the hands of the
WICB alone.
Win, lose or draw at Sabina, West Indies captain Brian Lara
would be best serving himself and the team by now handing over the
reins to vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan.
That's the suggestion from veteran writer/broadcaster Tony
Cozier, who believes the time is perfect for Sarwan to assume the
captaincy for the upcoming tour of England.
The President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Teddy
Griffith has questioned whether there is a link between the
prevalence of injuries to leading cricketers and the volume of
international cricket being played.
After citing medical studies on cricketers from three of the
Test playing countries, Mr Griffith asked: "Could it be that there
is too much of a good thing? Could it be that the stresses and
strains of non-stop international competition are having an effect
on the injury-levels?"
Following up on
part one of the interview where Lawrence 'Yagga' Rowe spoke
about the early part of his career, the Jamaica and West Indies
batting legend discusses the eye problems and other injuries that
interfered with his performance...
