ACCCC congratulates Gudakesh Motie on maiden Test call-up

The historic Albion Community Centre Cricket Club (ACCCC) has continued its rich heritage of producing Test players for the West Indies cricket team with Gudakesh Motie being the latest Test product. The left-arm spinner is set to make his Test debut against Bangladesh in the first Test match in Antigua from June 16. The ACCCC has congratulated Motie for his call-up.

Motie joins Sew Shivnarine, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Narsingh Deonarine, Devendra Bishoo and Veerasammy Permaul as players from Albion who have represented the West Indies team in Tests. Sew
Shivnarine was the ACCCC’s first Test cricketer after making his debut in 1977, and he was followed by Narsingh Deonarine in 2005, Chattergoon in 2008, Bishoo in 2011, and Permaul in 2012.
The 27-year-old Motie, who played one T20 International for West Indies, has played 34 first-class matches and has taken 117 wickets at 21.15 and a best bowling figure of 6-20.
Motie has four first-class five-wicket hauls and a best match-haul of 11-105. He recently scored his maiden first-class century in Trinidad and Tobago against champions Barbados Pride.
During the recently concluded West Indies Regional Four-Day Championships, Motie took 17 wickets at 24.76 in eight innings. His consistent performances at the regional level, including the Caribbean Premier League and Regional Super50, have earned him a Test selection. He has also shown improvement in his batting.
The ACCCC has said it hopes Motie would represent himself and his family, and make his country proud, thereby making the Albion Cricket Club flag continue to fly high.