WICB/JCA roll out 2014 grass-roots programme

THE West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in conjunction with the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) will today start its grass-roots development programme for 2014.

The eight-week programme is designed to teach the basics and develop skills and knowledge of the game of cricket to young people across the country.

Thirty coaches, including former Jamaica players Orville Pennant of St Ann, Wayne Cuffe of Kingston and St Andrew, and Odelmo Peters of Clarendon will conduct respective three-hour camps across 15 clusters spanning the 14 parishes of the island for both boys and girls.