COOLIDGE, Antigua, CMC – Head coach Rayon Griffith stated he seemed ahead to consistency and additional enhancements from the Cricket West Indies Academy facet after they begin their two-match, first-class collection towards Rising Eire.
The primary within the pair of first-class matches begin on Saturday on the new headquarters of West Indies cricket, Coolidge Cricket Floor (CCG) on the outskirts of the Antigua capital of St John’s, and Griffith stated he wished to see his facet higher their performances from the previous One-day collection.
“We need to see massive performances from the batsmen particularly,” Griffith stated in an interview with CWI Media. “We need to see gamers scoring massive tons of, batting by means of one session and coming again and batting a second session, and batting by means of a day in order that we will win these little battles. I additionally need to see gamers maturing and altering concerning humanity.”
The CWI Academy facet gained the One-day collection 2-1 after they rebounded from Rising Eire successful the primary match by 26 runs this previous Friday on the Vivian Richards Floor (VRCG) to win the second match by seven wickets this previous Sunday on the CCG and third match by six wickets two days later on the VRCG.
“It was a very good collection to come back again and win after shedding the primary sport,” Griffith stated. “The primary sport, we had them on the run, and we have been dominating the play, however we allowed issues to slide and misplaced that sport.
“It was good to see the younger gamers had the braveness and the mindset to battle again, and we gained the final two video games.”
Griffith additionally praised left-arm spinner Joshua Bishop for bowling with management all through the collection and left-handed opener Matthew Nandu for the composure he confirmed batting on the high of the order in situations that have been difficult for free-scoring.
The 2 sides use the collection to realize high-quality taking part in time and take a look at themselves towards one another.
Guyanese tempo bowler Isai Thorne, who bowled with hostility and penetration on the West Indies Beneath-19 tour to Sri Lanka in August, has entered the Academy squad for the 2 red-ball matches.
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