By Delvon McEwan
Urgent! Vacancies exist for batsmen to fill various batting positions for future senior inter-county tournaments.
Here are the requirements for the job: must be able to bat for long periods, must be a critical thinker and have respect for the game.
Basic common sense is compulsory. Applicants should only apply if they intend to make cricket a full time career. NB: Lucrative salaries will be offered to all successful applicants. Applications must be sent to the relevant authorities before the end of the year.
As a teenager, on a school tour to Barbados to participate in the Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools Cricket Competition, I remembered being asked by a 12-year-old fan who travelled with the team, why a teammate who had shown immense talent with the bat had not applied for a spot on the West Indies team.
I was surprised that an aspiring cricketer was not aware of the criteria to become a WI player. His explanation
