West Indies 'A' To Tour Sri Lanka (24 Jul 1996)

24 July 1996

West Indies `A` to tour Lanka

Five cricketers who have represented West Indies at Test and one-day internationals form the 15-man West Indies `A` squad named for the tour of Sri Lanka in October/November this year.

Thirty-three-year-old Guyana all-rounder Roger Harper who has represented West Indies in both Test and one-day internationals leads the side which also includes Test fast bowlers Otis Gibson and Cameron Cuffy and Test opener Stuart Williams.

Another opener Philo Wallace, who has represented West Indies in one-day internationals is also a member of a very strong West Indies `A` team who are due to arrive in Sri Lanka on either October 26 or 27 for a series of three unofficial 4-day tests and as many one-day internationals. They will also play a three-day fixture.

The West Indies `A` team for Sri Lanka: Roger Harper (Guyana), captain, Cameron Cuffy (Windward Islands), Shane Ford (Jamaica), Otis Gibson (Barbados), Ridley Jacobs (Leeward Islands), David Joseph (Leeward Islands), Rawl Lewis (Windward Islands), Mahendra Nagamootoo (Guyana), Tony Powell (Jamaica), Floyd Reifer (Barbados), A. Samaroo, Colin Stuart (Guyana), Philo Wallace (Barbados), Laurie Williams (Jamaica), Stuart Williams (Leeward Islands)

Source :: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)