Barbados: High Praise For Under-19 Cricketers (22 April 1998)

Wednesday April 22 1998

High Praise For Under-19 Cricketers

The Nation

The two coaches who conducted the 1998 Caribbean Home Insurance Under-19 cricket coaching clinic are pleased with what they saw.

Former West Indies players Alvin Greenidge and Ezra Moseley have expressed great satisfaction with the manner in which the two-week training and work-out sessions went at Kensington Oval.

Greenidge spoke glowingly of the players, saying that there was lots of talent in the country which just need to be nurtured.

"I was surprised at the level of talent we had," the former Test opener said. "It proved that all is not lost and we still have boys who can play."

This point was echoed by Sir Garfield Sobers last week when he said there was indeed a lot of young talent around. Sobers spent some time with the players, giving them tips and speeches.

Moseley was also pleased with the level of professionalism of the players.

"The lads were quite keen and most of them showed what it takes to be good players."

Cautioned

Although Greenidge was generally happy with the talent he cautioned that if the players were not treated well they may be lost to other elements of society.

"The boys just need guidance and exposure and they should be cool," Greenidge said. "It's a matter of keeping them interested in the game. If you don't do that they will find other things to do."

He called for more matches and opportunities for the youngsters to demonstrate their ability.

"They don't get enough work. The more playing time a player gets the better it is for him. In the long run it can only do Barbados' cricket well," Greenidge said.

The players did get an opportunity to showcase their talent on Monday at Queen's Park.

The Sir Garfield Sobers XI, led by Young West Indies all-rounder Ryan Hinds, defeated the CHIC President's XI by 38 runs inÊan exciting contest

Tiny off-spinner Jason Smith, with five for 10, put the brakes on the President's XI after Kirk Wilkinson had thumped four fours and a six in 39.

Scores: Sir Garfield Sobers XI 161 all out (Ryan Hinds 54, Carlo Morris 20, Ryan Austin 16, Junior Harry 15, Pedro DePeiza 14, Jason Parris 10; Kirk Wikinson 2-13, W. Ifill 2-21, Jedson Yarde 2-28, Antonio Mayers 2-43) CHIC President's XI 123 (Wilkinson 39, Kwame Miller 30, Mayers 26; Jason Smith 5-10) Sir Garfield Sobers XI won by 38 runs.

Man-of-The-Match: Jason Smith.

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