Guyanese Trevon Griffith said his new stint with the Jamaica Scorpions franchise for the 2015/16 Professional Cricket League (PCL) season, is a move which is geared towards the evolution of his professional career.
Griffith, who wings out for Jamaica sometime this week, spoke with Stabroek Sports yesterday prior to his departure, about his future away from Guyana for the upcoming season. When asked about having to leave his team and country for the next season, Griffith said “I feel at ease as you know this is my job and these things are what I have to reach up with”.
“It’s obviously a good thing for me but having to leave my home where I live comfortable and go elsewhere will help teach me different things to and also to learn more as a professional”. Deemed by many as a limited overs batsman, Griffith who was selected by the Jamaican franchise during the PCL player draft a few months ago, said that he was out to prove to himself that he will find success in the longer format.
“Well is not what people see me as really, but it’s what I see myself as. There’s training coming up in Jamaica, some practice games and other physical sessions so I just want to get there and make myself at home, be happy comfortable and focused”. As for short term goals this season, “Bugsy” as he is commonly called said, “As we get close to the first class season I’ll think about what I want to do and my goals, but obviously I want to score runs consistently whenever I get the chance”.
Despite being immensely talented, the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) left-hander, admitted that he has been working to improve on his weak areas while enhancing his strong points.
“Well as you know us as players, we all have weakness and strengths and we need to keep topping up those areas. I’ve been working on getting my feet close to the ball and that’s not a big issue, I Just need to continue working on it and to make myself better”, he explained.
Griffith, a brilliant fielder who played for the West Indies Under 19 team, also believed that once he unleashes his full batting potential he can make it as far as the West Indies senior team. “Well I think there’s a big chance of me playing for the West Indies still, I just need to score runs and score big run consistently.”
The Jags will now have to part ways with the charismatic player for a whole season and the 24-year-old said that he will certainly miss his former teammates as he will no longer be able to share precious moments with his friends.
“Always we fight whenever we went onto the field and there’s always happy things going on off the field. Within the team we had players who used to always make you laugh so I will miss the hard and joyful training sessions I use to have with the guys, Lol.”
