AFRO wrote:
We've still got a long way to go before our structure is complete!!..but these last few years have shown that the PCL is starting to bear fruit..the weaker teams need to utilise the draft better next time and hopefully the title race will be much more competitive.
If the PCL is starting to bear fruit, then why are the selectors ignoring those who top the tables in the PCL?
With just the Guyana-Leewards match to be played, the bar has been set at an average of 40 and at least 500 runs for batsmen. For bowlers, it's a demanding average of less than 25, and at least 30 wickets.
1) Devon Smith - 550 runs @ average of 42.30
2) Kyle Hope - 649 runs @ ave of 49.92
3) Yannick Cariah - 691 runs @ ave of 43.18
4) Shiv Chanderpaul - 622 runs @ ave of 62.20
5) Sunil Ambris (wkpr) 608 runs @ ave of 43.42
6) Jahmar Hamilton (wkpr) - 611 runs @ ave of 47.00
7) Raymon Reifer - 430 runs @ ave of 43.00 & 30 wickets @ average of 23.13
8) Imran Khan - 44 wkts @ ave of 20.68
9) Nikita Miller - 58 wkts @ ave of 14.29!!!
10) Damion Jacobs - 34 wkts @ ave of 21.38
11) Veerasammy Permaul - 40 wkts @ ave of 17.05
Players just outside the XI are Shamar Brooks, Shai Hope, Brandon King, Montcin Hodge, Roshon Primus, Rahkeem Cornwall, Shimron Hetmyer, Kyle Mayers, Roston Chase, Shane Shillingford, Keon Joseph, Jomel Warrican, Kemar Roach, and Delorn Johnson.
So, how did the new inclusions in the Test team perform in the PCL?
1) Kieran Powell - 342 runs @ ave of 28.50
2) Shimron Hetmyer - 496 runs @ ave of 38.15
3) Vishaul Singh - 317 runs @ ave of 26.41
Veterans Shiv Chanderpaul and Devon Smith outperformed this trio in the PCL. Kyle Hope, Yannick Cariah, Sunil Ambris, Jahmar Hamilton and Raymon Reifer all did better too, but have been ignored. This seems to tell me that the WICB still consider the PCL to be a low-quality tournament, and that a one-off match against a rusty Pakistan side trying to get used to Caribbean conditions is of more value....
The PCL clearly still has a long way to go to get credibility.
