Jangoo, Webster thank TT senior players

Webster and Jangoo helped the Red Force finish the 2016/2017 season with two victories, ending the season in fourth position on the six-team standings. The Red Force defeated Barbados Pride by 130 runs in the penultimate round, before closing the season with a victory by an innings and 17 runs over Leeward Islands Hurricanes. Webster and Jangoo both made their debuts in the penultimate round against the Pride, before playing against the Hurricanes to end the season.

Medium pacer Webster took two wickets against Barbados, before scoring his maiden first class century against Hurricanes.

Webster, who plays for Queen’s Park, cracked 109 off 116 balls including nine fours and five sixes.

Jangoo, a wicketkeeper batsman, scored 32 and 71 against Barbados before contributing 46 in the last round. The Merry Boys player also took three catches behind the stumps in his first two matches.

Webster said, “The first game I played I was a little nervous to be honest, playing against one of the best teams (Barbados). For the second game I performed pretty good. I got a good batting wicket and I made use of the opportunity.” Jangoo was also satisfied with his performances. “I could not ask for more, to be honest at senior level, getting three good scores.

The only thing is I think I missed out on a half century in this game (against the Leeward Islands). I also missed out on a century against Barbados in the first game, but to be honest we ended up winning the two games and that’s what I could ask for, so I am pretty pleased.” Webster and Jangoo both praised the senior players for their support during the match.

Webster said, “Once everybody put their ingredients together, everything worked out good in our favour. Everyone backed each other and encouraged everyone.

Even though it is a young team, it still had players with the experience around us helping us and guiding us along the way. It is just for us to take the advice and work with it.” Akeil Cooper also made his debut for the TT Red Force against the Barbados Pride.

Jangoo said, “We handled the pressure well because coming into those two matches I made my debut, Tion made his debut, Ewart (Nicholson) only played one game before this, also Akeil Cooper (is inexperienced). All of us handled the pressure pretty well. That has to go down to management and the senior players as well, because they kept us calm all the time and they kept talking to us and at the end of the day we just went out there and backed our ability.”