West Indies Championship: Round 2 hero Imlach “in a good place” with batting

“It’s First-Class cricket, any opportunity to play for your country is important and it’s important that you treat it with the respect it deserves. So, for me, anytime I get the opportunity to play cricket, I’m looking to put my best foot forward, score runs for the team and do well behind the stumps as well. I’m just trying to focus on a game at a time and you know, anything else after will take care of itself.”
Those were the words of Guyana Harpy Eagles (GHE) Captain Tevin Imlach on Tuesday last, on the eve of the team’s second-round West Indies Championship clash with the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC).
Little did the Guyanese skipper know, he would soon be tasked with batting his team out of a difficult situation. Not only did he score an innings-saving 126 off 239 deliveries, he followed up with 80 off 125 to lead his team to victory.
Reflecting on his first-innings performance, Imlach identified patience as a key aspect.

“For me, it was really just about playing a ball at a time, going through the process. At the end of the day, you want to score runs as a batter and when you’re the captain, even more so. So, it was really just about being patient, understanding my scoring areas and sticking to that as long as possible,” he said.
With five more rounds of Four-Day action left, one can expect more from the classy right-hander who says he’s in a “good place” with his batting.
“In any tournament you want to start well. Happy to be among the runs and get some; disappointed with the way I got out this afternoon [Saturday], but I’ll take the score. I’m in a good place as a batter, you know, I’m clear in terms of how I want to go about approaching things. So, happy about the result in the end and my performance as well,” Imlach said.
The Guyana Harpy Eagles will take on West Indies Academy in Round Three, which is set to bowl off at 13:00h on Wednesday, February 12 at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.