Former national wicketkeeper Janet John-Dorie is back home and is planning to continue her assistance to local female cricketers.
John-Dorie, who kept wicket for Guyana from 1976-2003 before migrating to Canada, said since migrating in 2003 her mind has always been on assisting the locals.
John-Dorie said in Canada she immediately marked her name in women’s cricket in that country and was subsequently handed the gloves to continue her work behind the stumps.
She said that Canada tasted success in the Americas Tournament in 2006 which included countries such as Argentina and Bermuda.
Back home, John-Dorie said that she will soon be making a presentation of Digital Video Discs (DVD’s) to the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) which she hopes will aid in the development of women’s cricket.
The DVD’s, she added, contains information on exercise and diet which she stated were two pillars of performance in any sports. “Fitness is a necessity as playing the game is not all,” John-Dorie added.
John-Dorie, a member of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization, noted that… “The mind should entertain pure, powerful, positive thinking.”
“From thinking comes action and from action comes personality, this is where a person can develop their ability to play a game with maximum potentiality,” she added.
The 56-year-old John-Dorie said that many are surprised that she still plays the game but declared…“the mind does not get old.”
The Lusignan-born John-Dorie, who holds a Diploma in Journalism from Scotland, said she helped form the Ontario Cricket Club, which has registered players from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Canada and Caribbean nationals.
She is of the opinion that female cricket must be developed more so that talented female cricketers can be able to raise their game to another level.
