SEBASTIEN REPLACES WALSH AS SELECTOR

SEBASTIEN REPLACES WALSH AS SELECTOR

published by admin1 on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 09:31
WICB Media Release.

St John’s, ANTIGUA – Lockhart Sebastien has been appointed as a selector for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). Sebastien, who was an alternate selector for the last four years, replaces Courtney Walsh.

Sebastien brings a tremendous amount of experience to the new post having served in several capacities from as far back as 1974. The Dominican has managed the Windward Islands senior team for the last 12 years, he has served as a director on the Windward Islands board for the last ten years and was manager for the West Indies “A” team to India in 2013 and Sri Lanka in 2014.

Sebastien is a former opener for Dominica, Windward Islands and Combined islands. He played first class cricket for 20 years. He played 92 first class matches and scored 4,934 runs with the highest score of 219.

The appointment was ratified at the Board of Directors meeting in Dominica, September 10. When we spoke to Sebastien, he stated “I want to thank the directors for approving my term as a selector. I have always been a team player and together with the other selectors, we will ensure the best West Indies team is selected at all times. Selectors have not always pleased everyone in the Caribbean but I am part of a team who will try the utmost to make Caribbean people happy".

Sebastien’s term as a selector is for two years.

WICB Media Release.

Oh Lord !

Kieran Powell returns !

Devon Smith "will be back"

Devon for sure will be back

Liam will be the new star Bat.

I'm pretty certain I have posted this stat previously, but it is always worth repeating. Of all opening batsmen in Test history with a minimum of 50 innings, Smith's average (23.84) is second worst all-time. Only Javed Omar was worse. Martin Guptill is fourth on the list.



Sadly, this actually represents an upgrade over the Chandrika, Hope and Johnson triumvirate that have opened the batting over the last 2 years. Those three have a collective average of 13.68 in 22 innings with nary a 50 between them.

Do not joke about such things.

www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/53119.html

Just giving y'all a "heads up" and what is to be !

Lockhart is a believer in Nepotism  :-[