More coaching clinics on the horizon – Harper

By Clilfton Ross

President of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Roger Harper following Saturday’s spin bowling and wicket-keeping clinic said the association was geared towards facilitating similar events in the future.
Those conducting the session held at the St Stanislaus School tarmac included; the ex-West Indies all-rounder Roger, his brother Mark Harper, former national off-spinner Garvin Nedd and Clyde Butts, the ex-Guyana/West Indies off-spinner; who imparted the fundamentals of cricket to the decent number of Under-17 players present.
Harper firstly credited the concept for its ability to work better with players who are now finding their feet in the respective departments of the sport. “We worked with the U17 wicket-keepers and spinners to teach them the fundamentals of the game and work on just simply developing their skills”, said Harper.
“Well we had a lot of experienced coaches working with the guys, so it’s a lot of experience here and it’s really a delight to see so many youngsters coming out and paying attention and going through the process. I hope what they learnt will play a part will have a positive in their game and cricket in general for Guyana”, Admitted the Coach.
Numerous drills were conducted by the coaches who sought to identify as well as correct any chinks the youngsters might possess. Drills on catching for keepers were done among the players while heavy emphasis was placed on the essentials of spin as well as the types of spin bowling.
Closing off his interview with Guyana Times Sport, the former West Indies vice-captain hinted at more cricket clinics in the future on behalf of the GCA. He also pointed out that the association are willing to hold more sessions for their players but are faced with venue challenges which he hopes will not be much of an issue going forward with plans for future sessions.