The Amazon Warriors were embarrassing

Aug 11, 2016 Letters

Dear Editor,
I wish to begin by extending congratulations to the Jamaica Tallawahs for lifting the C.P.L Hero trophy for the second time and emerged as the best team of the tournament and the only team to win the trophy for a second time. They played as a team, they fought like true warriors and they got the result for doing so.
This Jamaican team was decorated with at least three world stars, in Chris Gayle, Kumar Sangakara, and Andre Russell, and a few others that will emerge as stars I am sure for the future. I speak of Rovman Powel, Kensrick Williams and Chadwick Walton, I am sure with commitment they have very far to go and once they stay focused they would be in demand the world over.
In any cricket game or sport as a whole there will be conflicts emanating from players’ antics and in some cases provocative displays on the field of play. I believe even though this can be part of the passion of the player/s it must be controlled before it escalates into something serious I find the actions of Kensrick Williams as abhorrent and uncalled for, when Adam Zampa was run out, thus bringing a close to the inning of the Amazon Warriors. This youthful exuberant cricketer got in front of Zampa and did a dance that he was doing every time he got a wicket, but to whine in front of a player who was just dismissed was uncalled for celebration and should have been called into question by the administration. William is an excellent player, very committed and has the right temperament for his gift of bowling but his display must be tempered with wisdom.
Saving the worse for the last, the woeful Guyana Amazon Warriors, the most consistent team throughout the series flattered to deceive yet another time having reached the finals for the third time only to be bogeyed once again disappointing their fans all over the globe. The failure by the Warriors, after winning seven out of ten games leading up to the finals, is a commendable performance, but the weakness of this team was exposed when the first four top order batsmen did not fire like other times in the series. The middle and lower order collapsed in devastating fashion that killed the hope of fans and viewers around the world that 93 runs would not give the bowlers something to work with. This is a total embarrassment to the arguably the best cricket coach in the region. Mr Roger Harper you have done a great job and the world is looking forward for your coaching stint for whichever team might have you the next time. To take a team with no big names and groomed them to reach the finals is a wonderful achievement, keep the good work up.
Worthy of note no Guyanese have made the headlines during this series whether played for their native land or for another team; nothing to shout about Guyana of our soldiers of cricket. I must mention that Ramnaresh Sarwan and Jonathan Foo got very little opportunities to prove their worth. Anyway, we as ardent fans of Guyana’s cricket look for us to rise from the ashes to prominence in this lovely game called cricket.
Ivan John

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