Prior to his recent recall to the West Indies team, Windwards opening batsman and leading run-scorer in this season’s WICB Professional Cricket League (PCL) four-day tournament Devon Smith was prepared to bat anywhere in the order as he focused on donning the maroon colours again.
During the Guyana/Windwards second round 4-day match of the PCL, Stabroek Sport sat down with the left-hander minutes after he was dismissed for 55 during his second batting innings in a match his team would eventually lose. Smith spoke of his desire to represent the West Indies again, when this newspaper asked him about a possible new lease on his international career after being one of the foremost Caribbean players to dominate with the bat during the WICB’s yearly domestic season. “I have a feeling that I can make the West Indies side anytime now. It’s something I want to do, I have at least two years left in me for West Indies cricket,” he said confidently. However, he also acknowledged that in order to contend for a position he needed to score lots of runs at the Regional level. Known for his prowess across the regional format, Smith, 33, earned his recall after producing good form scores of 29, 74, 55 and a top score of 145 against the Leewards during the ongoing tournament. He explained that he wanted first to prove his worth here in the Caribbean before venturing back into first-class cricket.
“First of all I look to score the most runs. I have goals such as scoring 800 or 900 runs as much centuries of possible so even if I fall below I still have high standards set. I think the tournament is good so far I