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HEADLINE: Fletcher: 'We were poor, way below poor, as a fielding team'

CaribbeanCricket.com 9/23/24, 3:34:42 PM
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Andre Fletcher, the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots captain, didn't mince words after his side ended their CPL 2024 campaign with a ninth successive defeat, at the hands of Trinbago Knight Riders in Tarouba.
 
On Sunday alone, they dropped Pooran at least four times after which the TKR batter aced a chase of 194 with an unbeaten 93 off 43 balls. Overall in the tournament, they had dropped at least 23 catches, according to ESPNcricinfo's logs, which cost them a number of a games, Fletcher has said.
 
"The guys [bowlers] executed well and dropping five catches in a crucial game, especially a world-class player as Pooran…I know, but not many people know, we dropped 28 catches in the tournament," Fletcher said. "As a fielding team, it's poor, way below poor. It actually cost us a lot of games, which we lost."
 
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Prako 9/23/24, 3:40:40 PM
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The praise Motie getting, maybe when he retire he could be a fielding coach for them
kangalang 9/23/24, 5:56:58 PM
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I believe the captain should share the blame for the mis-fields ....switch it up. move people around, change position .... sub ...
Drapsey 9/23/24, 6:51:02 PM
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... and hide young Drakes behind the keeper. Make him a 'long stop' if you will.

Drakes reminds me of a NY Mets baseball player named Dave Kingman. At one point the broadcast commentator exclaimed, "And the ball fell among Kingman!".
kangalang 9/23/24, 6:51:38 PM
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big grin