COACH Julian Moore says an all-round team effort was responsible for Guyana’s retention of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Under-15 One-Day title. Guyana whipped the Windward Islands by 98 runs on Thursday to seal their fourth title at this level.“As we saw throughout the tournament it was a total team effort,” Moore said.
The tournament was affected by the inclement weather, but it took the hosts only three games to come out on top.
The Guyanese registered wins against Jamaica, Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands, but their games against Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados were washed out.
“I am pleased with the performance of the team. I think the guys played good team cricket and they were confident throughout the tournament,” Moore said.
He added “The bowlers did a tremendous job as well as the batters. The fielding was a bit rusty upfront, but I think the guys bounced back quickly and took some decisive catches, which I think was the most pleasing part of our game – that we were able to improve tremendously as a fielding unit.”
Moore further mentioned how pleased he was with the emerging talents he witnessed throughout the tournament.
“It’s always nice to win, but as a coach it is important to look at the finer points, I saw some good talent emerging during the tournament. While it is hard to single out one particular player, I think the three pacers – Qumar Torrington, Haifa Walters and Alphius Bookie did a tremendous job for us, and if you look at the points standing, I thought the wickets they took made all the difference for us winning the tournament.
“The spinners – Kevlon Anderson, Ashmead Nedd and Kelvin Umroa – were also good talents throughout the tournament as well as Sachin Singh, Robin Williams and Junior Sinclair who performed exceptionally well with the bat,,” Moore concluded.