Jaguars’ speedster aims to peak after West Indies A stint

Emerging fast bowler Keon Joseph is banking on West Indies A team experience to be a consistent performer for Guyana Jaguars in the 2016/17 Digicel Regional Four Day Tournament.
Speaking to this publication recently, the 24 year said whilst playing for the West Indies A he learnt a lot and is willing to execute what he has learnt.
Joseph is one of the talented players in the Region who has played from the nursery of Regional cricket. He represented Guyana at all the junior levels, before earning a place in the West Indies Under 19 team. However, over the years he found it hard to break into his county side (Berbice) because of their taste for selecting slower bowlers or whenever he played he was not used often.

Fortunately for him that kind of approach change after a period and when he was given his opportunity about two years ago he returned to the national team after a long hiatus. Ever since he has been making strides. Earlier this year he was selected for a West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President’s XI to face the touring Indians and subsequently he was selected for the West Indies A tour of Sri Lanka. He played in all the unofficial Tests. He claimed eight wickets in that three match series and due to that he is predicting a better Regional series for himself.
Like he was urged to do by his captain in Sri Lanka, Shamarh Brooks, Joseph intends to be accurate every time he gets to bowl. That coupled with pace and variation can help him in his role which is to give his team early breakthroughs.
Joseph, who was born in Linden but moved to West Berbice believes applying the basics along with an industrious efforts could see him reach the pinnacle of his career. He has already shown signs of maturity with great control and pace in the Jaguars opening match against Jamaica Scorpions at the Guyana National Stadium. On a pitch that is slow in nature and is encouraging for spinners, Joseph managed four victims, three of which were bowled. Subsequent to the match he was in for high praise from the skipper Leon Johnson and coach Esuan Crandon.
He is expected to be of more significance in his team next two matches that are on tracks that should be more helpful to fast bowlers in St. Kitts and St. Lucia respectively.