A crew from the casting company is in Trinidad and are trying to meet and see as many cricketers as possible to give the director and producers a variety of options for each role.
The roles available are:
(Those auditioning do not have to be same age)
Sir Vivian Richards: Batting - right arm, Bowling - right arm slow, Height - 511, Age - 31
Clive Lloyd: Batting - left hand, Bowling - right arm medium, Height - 64, Age - 39
Malcolm Marshall: Batting - right hand, Bowling - right arm fast, Height - 511, Age - 25
Joel Garner: Batting - right hand, Bowling - right arm fast, Height - 68, Age - 31
Sir Andy Roberts: Batting - right hand, Bowling - right hand, Height - 62, Age - 32
Michael Holding: Batting - right hand, Bowling - right arm fast, Height - 63, Age - 29
Jeff Dujon: Batting - right hand, Wicket keeper, Height - 511, Age - 27
Desmond Haynes: Batting - right hand, Bowling - Height - 511, Age - 27
Larry Gomes: Batting - left hand, Bowling - right arm off break, right arm medium pace, Height - 511, Age - 30
Faoud Bacchus: Batting - right hand, Bowling - right arm medium, Height - 510, Age - 29
Gordon Greenidge: Batting - right hand, Bowling - right arm medium, Height - 511, Age 32
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Only Bacchus less than 5' 11" ?
In reply to Narper
Those heights are ridiculous..Viv is not 5'11" snd neither is Greenidge, Marshall or Gomes.
In reply to Dukes
That's what they want the actors to be.
In reply to FuzzyWuzzy
The narrative is that these big strong black people bullied their way to the top of world cricket.
HAWK SPIT
Subliminal messaging.
In reply to Dukes
And that David took dong Goliath
In reply to Dukes
I dont think its that
I think it is about cinematography
In reply to Narper
ah might gave this wan a shot.
Joel Garner: Batting - right hand, Bowling - right arm fast, Height - 68, Age - 31
In reply to Judgement
These folks had already approached current CWI players but couldn't afford them so now "scouting" cheap labor in Trinidad, funny
Then you will have some refugee Venezuelans on the team...one for Larry Gomes for sure
Dem not looking for a 5' 6" Kapil Dev?
And a 4' 0" Sunil Gavskar?