THE Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has welcomed the benefits of the Cricket West Indies (CWI)
territorial batting camp, which concluded at the National Stadium on Friday, October 9, with
ten batters and more than a dozen local coaches benefiting from the specialised programme.
The camp, which began on Tuesday, October 6, was led by CWI batting consultant Bob Carter and featured three net sessions. It focused on refining individual batting skills, improving technique and enhancing players’ ability to execute different shots against pace and spin bowling.
President of the Guyana Cricket Board, Mr. Bissoondyal Singh, welcomed the initiative,
emphasising that such specialised programmes are integral to the Board’s broader vision of
establishing a structured and sustainable development pathway for Guyanese cricketers and, by
extension, West Indies cricket.
“Player development cannot be achieved in isolation. It requires a coordinated approach
involving technical training, coaching education, talent identification and continuous exposure
to modern cricketing methodologies. This initiative by Cricket West Indies complements the
GCB’s ongoing efforts to strengthen our cricket development structure, ensuring that both our
players and coaches are equipped with the knowledge, skills and opportunities necessary to
achieve excellence.”
President Singh further underscored the importance of collaboration between the territorial
boards and Cricket West Indies in developing a unified cricketing pathway.

“The development of West Indies cricket begins at the territorial level. When we strengthen our
coaching capacity, improve our players’ technical abilities and create clearly defined
opportunities for progression, we are not only building stronger Guyanese teams but also laying
the foundation for a more competitive and successful West Indies cricket team,” Singh
emphasised.
GCB Cricket Operations Manager Anthony D’Andrade said the initiative provided valuable
technical guidance for the participating batters while also offering local coaches the
opportunity to gain exposure to a specialised approach to batting development.
“The focus mainly was on tweaking basic things for the batters, like setup and execution of
different types of shots, and facing pace and spin bowling,” D’Andrade said.
Beyond the players, the camp also provided a learning opportunity for more than 12 coaches
drawn from franchise, county and association levels, including representatives from Linden,
Essequibo and Berbice.
D’Andrade explained that the programme offered coaches a different perspective on
structuring training sessions, particularly because of its exclusive emphasis on batting.
“Most of those coaches would not have had the opportunity to be in a setup of that nature,
whereas the coaching programmes that we would have done would have had focus on batting,
bowling, and fielding,” he explained.
He added that the specialised format allowed coaches to observe how batting could be
developed through more targeted training methods.
“So this camp being a specific batting camp, it gave them the opportunity to see how they can
set up batting programmes in a different way,” D’Andrade said.
The GCB views the involvement of both players and coaches as an important component of its
continued efforts to strengthen cricket development across Guyana. By exposing batters to
focused technical instruction and providing coaches with practical insight into specialised
training methods, the initiative is expected to contribute meaningfully to the development of
players at various levels of the game.
The Board reaffirmed its commitment to working collaboratively with Cricket West Indies and
other stakeholders to establish a sustainable, integrated and progressive cricket development
pathway that will benefit Guyanese cricketers and contribute to the long-term success of West
Indies cricket.
The GCB also extends special thanks and appreciation to Mr. Dwain Gill, CWI High Performance
Manager, for his invaluable support, coordination and commitment to the successful
implementation of this initiative.