The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
The West Indies selectors offered a glimpse into their thought-process with the release of a largely predictable 30-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy in September.
The squad, which will be reduced to 14 on August 10, sees the return of Marlon Samuels, Wavell Hinds, Daren Ganga, Merv Dillon, Corey Collymore and Ryan Hurley alongside the full team that just reached the finals for the NatWest triangular series.
(Trinidad Guardian)
West Indies has deserted all basic principles in playing and in selection in the hope of winning a match here and there without being aware that such action will lead to a dead end.
I was a very close friend of Pat Legall. I wish therefore to make the following observations and to point out that had he not been a victim of the insularity of the time, he might have become a Test fast bowler. How good? We will never know.
I have read too that many journalists believe his claim to fame was that he won six consecutive titles as Manager of our youth team. Now he must have had both knowledge, acumen and an understanding of cricket and cricketers to accomplish this feat. Where did this knowledge and understanding come from?
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is planning a major overhaul of the regional one-day competition this year, including a new round-robin format involving only six teams.
The makeover means there is no room for a standalone Antigua side; a team from the University of the West Indies (UWI); a foreign team or a Windies 'B' team. This year's competition, scheduled for October 8-24, is also expected to have a new name and sponsor.
Former Guyana fast bowler and team manager Pat Legall has passed away in the USA after a long battle with cancer. He was 70.
Legall is best known as one of the most successful team managers in the history of West Indies youth cricket, serving from 1990 to 1998 when Guyana won an unprecedented six successive titles.