debut: 2/16/17
39,069 runs
Seales, Phillip leave for English Cricket Leagues
Trinidad and Tobago Red Force fast bowlers Jayden Seales and Anderson Phillip remain confident that their teammates can get the job done and secure the first-class title, even as they depart to fulfil their respective England County Cricket obligations.Both speedsters will miss the final leg of matches in the West Indies Championship in April, with Seales joining Sussex in their quest for the Division One title and Phillip aiming to help Division Two side Lancashire earn promotion to the top flight.The match lasted just two days, with both Seales and Phillip delivering fiery spells to dismantle the home side.
Reflecting on his season, Seales admitted it had been frustrating at the start. “I wasn’t getting the results I wanted with the Kookaburra ball--I was a bit unlucky,” he assessed.Asked about that moment, Seales said: “Kraigg and I always go at each other about who would get out. He told me I wouldn’t get him out again in first-class cricket, and I did, so that celebration was about that,” adding, “It also silenced the crowd in Barbados because they probably thought they had a chance to get back into the game and put us under pressure. In that moment, it was really fun.”
Meanwhile, Phillip expressed mixed emotions about leaving, acknowledging that the team is in a strong position but regretting that he won’t be around for the final two matches against Jamaica Scorpions and Guyana Harpy Eagles in Trinidad next month.“I feel hurt that I have to leave now—I wish I could stay until the end of the season,” said Phillip. “But as I said, it’s a great bunch of guys. We fought hard together, so I have no doubt they’ll do what it takes.”
Trinidad and Tobago Red Force fast bowlers Jayden Seales and Anderson Phillip remain confident that their teammates can get the job done and secure the first-class title, even as they depart to fulfil their respective England County Cricket obligations.Both speedsters will miss the final leg of matches in the West Indies Championship in April, with Seales joining Sussex in their quest for the Division One title and Phillip aiming to help Division Two side Lancashire earn promotion to the top flight.The match lasted just two days, with both Seales and Phillip delivering fiery spells to dismantle the home side.
Reflecting on his season, Seales admitted it had been frustrating at the start. “I wasn’t getting the results I wanted with the Kookaburra ball--I was a bit unlucky,” he assessed.Asked about that moment, Seales said: “Kraigg and I always go at each other about who would get out. He told me I wouldn’t get him out again in first-class cricket, and I did, so that celebration was about that,” adding, “It also silenced the crowd in Barbados because they probably thought they had a chance to get back into the game and put us under pressure. In that moment, it was really fun.”
Meanwhile, Phillip expressed mixed emotions about leaving, acknowledging that the team is in a strong position but regretting that he won’t be around for the final two matches against Jamaica Scorpions and Guyana Harpy Eagles in Trinidad next month.“I feel hurt that I have to leave now—I wish I could stay until the end of the season,” said Phillip. “But as I said, it’s a great bunch of guys. We fought hard together, so I have no doubt they’ll do what it takes.”
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