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Former Barbados and West Indies Wicketkeeper batsman Thelston Payne passed away on Wednesday morning at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Known as the “heart and soul” of St Catherine's Club which he represented in the mid-1970s. Born on February 13th, 1957 in Foul Bay, St Philip, Payne played just one test match for the West Indies (against England in Trinidad) taking five catches and seven one-day international matches across which he …
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By Keith Holder
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words.
There is currently one being circulated on WhatsApp of a very big crowd at Bank Hall during a Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) First division match over three decades ago.
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Article by June 24, 2021
Cricket West Indies should not have to look outside of the Caribbean for a batting coach when the region has the likes of Sir Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes, two of the greatest batsmen the Caribbean has ever produced, says former Barbados and West Indies fast bowler Milton Small.
The 57-year-old Small’s comments follow the recent disappointing 2-0 Test series whitewash West Indies received at the hands of South Africa, and he scoffed at the move of having a batting coach from outside the West Indies. West Indies most recent batting coach has been Monty Desai, who has had previous coaching roles with the likes of Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan and regional teams in his India homeland. Desai, who has never played international cricket, has not been with the West Indies team in recent times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.