Gray not worried about U-19 batting in Guyana

Coach of the Trinidad and Tobago Under-19 cricket team Anthony Gray is not too concerned his team scored only 190 in 48.2 overs against the lowly Rest of Americas team in their opening match of the TCL Group West Indies U-19 cricket challenge that began in Guyana on Tuesday.

Trinidad and Tobago batted first against the Rest of Americas and skipper Dinesh Ramdin leading the way with a top score of 68. The Rest of the Amercas team were then bowled out for 66 with Ravi Rampaul taking six wickets for ten runs. Last year Rampaul took all ten wickets in an innings when the two teams met in Jamaica. ”The batting performance in this first match does not worry me because the pitch and outfield were not the best for free scoring,”the former West Indies fast bowler said yesterday in a telephone interview from Guyana. Gray who has a very good record as coach of the team with three second place finishes in four years said he was satisfied with the bowling performance. “I thought they fielded very aggressively,” he said. Gray however added that he was looking for an improved performance from his boys in the second round match against Jamaica yesterday at the Uitvlught ground. Trinidad and Tobago have never won the regional limited overs Under-19 title since the tournament began in 1998. The last time they copped the league title was in 1987 under the leadership of Brian Lara now the West Indies captain.