da mrbet： – The so-called shareholders of a Barbados team which has not won aregional limited-overs title for 13 years have been given a simple butstrict message for the 2001 Red Stripe Bowl starting here today
da aposte e ganhe： 02-Oct-2001- The so-called shareholders of a Barbados team which has not won aregional limited-overs title for 13 years have been given a simple butstrict message for the 2001 Red Stripe Bowl starting here today. "Thekey word should be responsibility and it doesn’t matter who theopposition is," team coach Hendy Springer said yesterday ahead ofBarbados’ opening match against first-time competitors Antigua."We have some guys who have represented Barbados for a while and weneed to put that extra pressure on the senior batsmen and seniorbowlers to perform and to bring the rest of the team through."As a result, the tour selection panel – chairman Richard Edwards,Springer, captain Sherwin Campbell and vice-captain Courtney Browne -last night opted for the most experienced combination after reducingthe squad to 12.It meant, therefore, there were no places for the uncapped KurtWilkinson and Ryan Nurse, while the struggling Adrian Griffith seemsto be battling with the in-form Dale Richards for the final battingspot.There would have been debate over whatever team Barbados went for, butthe crux of the matter is that Campbell’s men cannot afford to slip upat the first hurdle in a brief preliminary phase in which they playonly three matches.Defeat today at the Uitvlugt ground on the west coast of Demerarasurely puts them under pressure to finish among the top two in a groupthat also includes hosts Guyana and the Southern Windwards, the mainbunch of last year’s champions. Every game, then, is a must-winsituation."I look at it so, not only for points, but for general credibility andconfidence," Springer said. "We’re looking to win all the games, we’relooking to play hard. We want to start with a good win, because thatis always a good note to start on. It will give the guys confidencegoing into the other games."Antigua may be first-timers in name only, but the make-up of the teamfeatures a few players who are seasoned campaigners.Among them are captain and hard-hitting batsman Dave Joseph; vicecaptain and West Indies wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs; 1999 MVP, theenterprising Sylvester Joseph; along with two consistent regionallimited-overs performers, allrounder Wilden Cornwall and off-spinnerAnthony Lake.The fast bowling attack, too, appears to have a good look. It will bespearheaded by Kerry Jeremy and also includes Ricky Christopher andGoldwyn Prince."They’ve got a pretty good combination of players, but I still fancythe chances of the Barbados team with the more experienced line-up,"Springer said.It has not been a secret Barbados’ preparations have not been ideal.The team was picked less than two weeks ago following three back-toback trial matches and the planned practice matches last week werethwarted by the weather."The preparations have been adequate, but not sufficient," the coachsaid.On arriving in this South American country on Sunday following a 5:30a.m flight, the team engaged in a three-hour evening practice sessionat the LBI ground and came back yesterday morning for similar work outat the Malteenoes ground."We need to get familiar with the conditions," Springer said."We found yesterday (Sunday) that the pitch was very, very low. Itemphasises the fact that the batsmen have got to do a lot of frontfoot work. Guyana’s weather has often been a problem for major cricketmatches, but it was mainly hot and sunny yesterday and reportsindicate that the weather was fine over the last few days.
