Deryck Murray: "We really need, and I'm saying...I'm a board member, and I'm saying this to the other board members, we need to stop talking and actually do things that will kickstart our development and get us to a (competitive) state..." Murray told the Express, yesterday. Read more here.
When would these guys stop talking and start doing something concrete. There was never any serious intent to fund the development program. Instead, Brathwaite and Griffith, together, derailed the development program drafted in 2001. Ken Gordon was as bad if not worse. Bennett King and his cohorts conspired to promote their own concept of development and were encouraged to do so. What we have now is a Cricket Development Plan prepared by King that is so expensive no one will fund it. And, literally, nothing is happening in terms of development camps, coaching education, etcetera.
Even our youth programs have been cut back. For example, although KFC is now funding the U15 Tournament, this tournament has been severely truncated and there is now no more development content. No doubt the WICB would be using the money saved to finance their operations. The same could be said for the Kiddy Cricket Program. So much for development!
When would these guys stop talking and start doing something concrete. There was never any serious intent to fund the development program. Instead, Brathwaite and Griffith, together, derailed the development program drafted in 2001. Ken Gordon was as bad if not worse. Bennett King and his cohorts conspired to promote their own concept of development and were encouraged to do so. What we have now is a Cricket Development Plan prepared by King that is so expensive no one will fund it. And, literally, nothing is happening in terms of development camps, coaching education, etcetera.
Even our youth programs have been cut back. For example, although KFC is now funding the U15 Tournament, this tournament has been severely truncated and there is now no more development content. No doubt the WICB would be using the money saved to finance their operations. The same could be said for the Kiddy Cricket Program. So much for development!
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