Coach pleased with Jason Mohammed, Perkins


COLOMBO: West Indies Under-19 coach Roddy Estwick says he is pleased with the development of several players, despite the team’s exit from the main draw of the ICC Youth World Cup on Saturday.


The former Barbados fast bowler singled out top-order batsman Jason Mohammed, opener William Perkins and fast bowler Kemar Roach as three players that had done well throughout the tournament.


"The way Jason Mohammed played right throughout the competition, that was a positive," Estwick told CMC Sports.


"William Perkins got a hundred in the first game as well (and that was another positive)." The right-handed Mohammed was the leading run-scorer in the competition after the quarter-final stage, finishing with 178 runs from his three innings at an average of 89.


Perkins, also right-handed, was second on the run-scoring list, garnering 164 runs in three innings at an average of 54.66. Estwick also pointed out that even though Roach did not take many wickets, his line and length had been impressive.


The 17-year old speedster took six wickets in the preliminaries at an average of 16.33 apiece and with an economy rate of four runs per over.


"The bowling of Kemar Roach (was also a positive)," Estwick continued.


"It might not seem like he took a lot of wickets but he bowled well at the top and then coming back at the death, he was able to put the ball in the areas and follow through on the things that we discussed and the lines that we wanted people to bowl." West Indies Under-19 bowed out of the tournament on Saturday when they lost to India by 126 runs in a quarterfinal clash.


They are down to play Bangladesh in the Super League play-off semi-final at the Sinhalese Sports Club tomorrow. (CMC)

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