Hinds added to West Indies squad (1 April 1999)

1 April 1999

Hinds added to West Indies squad

The Jamaica Gleaner

Stylish Jamaican batsman Wavell Hinds has been added to the West Indies squad for the fourth and final Cable and Wireless Test against Australia starting on Saturday in Antigua.

Hinds, a 22-year-old, left-hand strokeplayer, has been on A tours to South Africa and India. In 26 first-class matches, he has averaged 27.06 with three first-class centuries and a highest score of 126 against the Leeward Islands.

"I feel honoured, it is my long and everlasting dream to be selected in the West Indies squad and I hope to take the opportunity with both hands if I make the final XI," Hinds said last night.

"It will be great to play with the calibre of players such as Brian Lara, Carl Hooper, Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose as there is a whole lot for me to learn and grasp at that level ... to make myself a man in the game," he said.

"It is every youngster's dream in the region to play for the West Indies team and I will be hoping to carry the flags of my school (Camperdown High), my club (Kensington) and to make all of Jamaica proud," Hinds said.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who was initially named in the party for the Bridgetown Test but subsequently had to be omitted because his right shoulder injury had not cleared up, was not considered for selection.

The West Indies Cricket Board's executive secretary, Andrew Sealy, said following MRI scans and examinations, orthopaedic surgeon Dr.Ainsworth Allen recommended further rehabilitation for Chanderpaul over the next 10 days.

The West Indies were heading to Antigua later today with an unbeatable 2-1 lead in the series after their one-wicket win in Bridgetown on Tuesday. They only need to avoid defeat in Antigua to reclaim the Sir Frank Worrell Trophy from Australia.

Squad: Brian Lara (captain), Sherwin Campbell, Adrian Griffith, Carl Hooper, Dave Joseph, Jimmy Adams, Wavell Hinds, Ridley Jacobs, Nehemiah Perry, Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh, Pedro Collins, Corey Collymore.

Source :: The Jamaica Gleaner (https://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/)