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02nd
September 2010
The pride
in West Indies cricket is gone says, Perreira
Former
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
Sports Coordinator and popular sports commentator
Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira says the
pride in West Indies cricket is gone and the
blame does not solely rest on the West Indies
Cricket Board.
Speaking as the guest lecturer for the 10th
Annual Jim Allen Lecture Series, Perreira, who
hails from Guyana and now resides in St Lucia,
says the WICB has been heavily criticized for
their selections which have sometimes been questionable
but no one has called the players association
to account.
The avid sports lover, who claims Montserrat
as an island dear to his heart, said when a
union negotiates a new deal for workers, they
also encourage the workers to step up their
productivity. Perreira charged that the players
association has continued to churn the waters
and kept contentions for more money high but
has never chastised or encouraged the players
with their performance.
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Perreira also
believes the emergence of Twenty20 cricket
has damaged cricket in the Caribbean more
than any other region where the game is played.
He stated that many of the newer players in
the league can no longer play traditional
ball and this will limit their ability to
compete and win international matches and
also expose them to more injuries.
“It is not a one year fix to get cricket
back to where we were,” Perreira told
the audience gathered at the popular Sports
Bar, The Lyme. “Family life for the
players has virtually disappeared because
of the frequency of games now around the world.
Many players are burnt out.”
He also said that for West Indies cricket
to improve, all of the clubs in the region
must be singing from the same hymn sheet.
“If you go to Melbourne, Australia,
they are using the same training manual as
in the East, as in Sydney. In the Caribbean
everyone is doing their own thing.”
The evening was sponsored by the Ministry
of Youth Affairs, Community Services and Sports
(MYACSS). The sports commentator also signed
copies of his new book “Living My Dream”
for audience members. As an appreciation for
sports on the island, Perreira presented the
Minister of Sports, Colin Riley with equipment
for a variety of games including, netball,
cricket, and boxing.
Jim Allen was one of Montserrat’s leading
batsmen in the game of cricket.
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