Sir Frank Worrell died very young at the age of 42. March 13
this year was the 37th anniversary of his death. It was an event
that passed almost unnoticed. This was unfortunate because the
events surrounding Worrell's life still hold precious lessons for
West Indies cricket. Consideration of his captaincy of the West
Indies Team would have brought focus to the question of leadership,
character and vision: attributes, which are sorely lacking among
the denizens of our cricket team.
Quietly, without much fanfare, the junior West Indies selection
panel has found success putting together a batch of regional youth
players that are holding their own in international
competitions.
What is the secret to this success? Why are our junior players
finding it so hard to make the leap to the senior team? Has our
first class competition become irrelevant.
CaribbeanCricket.com roving correspondent Michelle McDonald
sat down with junior selector Ezra Moseley to get some
answers...
The Sonny Ramadhin story is one dreams are made of. From very
poor and humble beginnings, the legend began with a child whose
birth certificate had no name, simply the word 'Boy'. It was from
this moment on that everyone began referring to him as Sonny, since
he had no legal name.
West Indies captain Brian Lara does not believe the leadership
of the team has the full trust of the West Indies Cricket Board
(WICB).
"The word is trust. People such as Sir Viv [chief selector] and
I are put in positions without the full backing, the full support
of the people who put us there. It is all about trust, if they
trust us we can do something, if not, well, then..." Lara said in
an interview with the Daily Telegraph.
I am an optimist. I will admit that. So even when people from
outside the region come in and criticize aspects of Caribbean life,
I try to find something positive to counter the detractors, some
argument to defend my people.
However, after my experience this morning in Barbados involving
two Caribbean airlines, I'm not so sure how much more defending I
can do, or am willing to do.
