Watley: Combined Schools programme serves a purpose
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Former player and coach of the Combined Schools cricket team,
Pernel Watley, disagrees with the argument that the programme, which is run by the Ministry of Sports, serves no purpose in its current format and that the team should be disbanded.
Watley, while speaking on the Good Morning Jojo Sports Show, said the unit gives young players who may not be able to get into their community teams and opportunity to get some competitive cricket under their belt.
“Some people think you shouldn’t have any Combined Schools and stuff like that but if you don’t have any Combined Schools and let be honest, you look around and you don’t see much people practicing so having the kids together at Factory gives them that opportunity to train and play. If they want to branch off to go to clubs, I have no problem with it,” he said.
Empire Nation and Bethesda Golden Eagles remain flawless in ABCA Super 40
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By Neto Baptiste
Defending champions Empire Nation racked up a second straight victory while CUB Bethesda Golden Eagles dominated Pigotts Crushers also for their second straight triumph in the Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Association (ABCA) Super 40 Competition on Sunday.
Empire, playing away from home, had the better of a determined Jennings team to win the gripping contest by just two runs.
Winning the toss and opting to bat, Empire reached 196 all out in 38 overs.
Kenrick Scott hit a top score of 63 from 66 deliveries, slamming three fours and four sixes. He was assisted by
Former West Indies youth captain Zorol Barthley calls for the return of LICB three-day tournament
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Zorol Barthley, is calling for a return of three-day cricket at the sub-regional level.
A former chief cricket operations officer for the West Indies Cricket Board, Barthley believes young players from within the Leeward Islands have failed to adopt a higher standard of play because they are not being prepared for the rigours of having to bat more than 50 overs.
“I think the absence of multiple-day cricket or red ball cricket, three-day cricket, for example, is hampering the younger players coming through, players like
By Neto Baptiste Teams set to compete in the Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Association’s (ABCA) Super 40 Competition will have to do so without the addition of…
Watley: Combined Schools targeting weak areas ahead of Super 40
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Coach of the Combined Schools cricket team
Pernel Watley said he has been placing emphasis on a number of weak areas as they fine tune preparations for the Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Association’s (ABCA) Super 40 Competition slated to bowl off at various venues on Saturday.
Combined Schools will open their campaign against Bolans on Saturday, in Jennings, before travelling to All Saints Sunday where they will face the Pythons.
“We have been looking at the weaker areas and we try to get the guys to play a little one-tip [hit and run] in the practice just to find the gap and run short singles. We have also been [practicing] some yorkers because you know in maybe the last five or 10 overs the [batting team] trying to go hard, so we are trying to get the guys to bowl yorkers just to stop the runs scoring,” he said.