Barbados and West Indies’ cricket legend Joel Garner (back), coach Corey Edwards (right) and other officials with the young cricketers at the Neville Cummins Pavilion, Maurice King Complex in Briar Hall. (Picture by Kenmore Bynoe.)

Garner’s tips for youth

Article by KENMORE BYNOE

More than 30 upcoming cricketers on Friday were given great insight into making it on the world stage by a giant of the game, legendary West Indies fast bowler Joel “Big Bird” Garner.

Garner, a former president of the Barbados Cricket Association and former captain of Barbados, was addressing the closing ceremony for the Line & Length Cric-Mechanics Academy at the Maurice King Complex in Brian Hall.

More than 40 under-16 and under-13 players attended the camp, conducted by former Barbados fast bowler Corey Edwards, over three weeks.

The 6ft 8in former fast bowler, who played 58 Tests and 98 One-Day Internationals for the West Indies, stressed the need for physical and mental fitness to become a success in cricket and sports generally. (KB)

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