da betcris: In what appears to be an unprecedented move, the Barbados CricketLeague (BCL) has been invited to field a team in the Barbados CricketAssociation’s national trials in preparation for the 2002 BustaSeries
da pinup bet: Haydn Gill21-Oct-2001In what appears to be an unprecedented move, the Barbados CricketLeague (BCL) has been invited to field a team in the Barbados CricketAssociation’s national trials in preparation for the 2002 BustaSeries.President Glyne St Hill made the disclosure at the BCL’s annual clubawards ceremony on Friday night and it was confirmed yesterday by BCAconsultant Selwyn Smith, who met with St Hill on Thursday.We plan to work with the BCL to strengthen cricket in Barbados, saidSmith, who has day-to-day responsibility for the running of the BCA’ssecretariat.The selectors thought it would be a good idea to have a BCL team inthe trials. It is a way to make sure that we look at all thepossibilities in selecting our team.The BCL, which was founded in 1936 by the late Mitchie Hewitt, has arich history of producing several outstanding greats.They were also a formidable force in the BCA’s Division 1 competitionin the 1970s and early 1980s, but have struggled badly in the lastdecade in which they often finished bottom of the table.This season, however, the BCL Division 1 team has shown improvement,while the Reserve Zone team has surprised all and sundry to move tothe top of the table with two rounds of matches remaining.St Hill welcomed the chance for the BCL to have a presence in one ofthe four trial matches planned by the BCA.It is a wonderful opportunity. It is like opening a door, he said.St Hill said it was likely the BCL would field a youthful unit made upof players from the Division 1 and Reserve Zone teams, along with thebest of those in the 66 clubs participating in the domesticcompetitions.It will be representative of a true BCL side. We would not be fieldingplayers who are past their best.The good thing about it is that most of our players in Division 1 andthe Reserve Zone are under the age of 25.






