Exactly four years since his introduction to test cricket, Roston Chase is blossoming in his role as first choice spinning all-rounder.
In his 35 Tests, he has scored 1852 runs at an average of 30.86, featuring five centuries and eight half centuries. With the ball the off-spinner has 69 wickets under his belt with three five-wicket hauls. It comes as no surprises he is ranked eighth among Test all-rounders.
The 28-year-old’s success was recently cataloged after winning the #raiseyourbat player of the series. Following the conclusion of the three-Test series, Chase admitted that he has honed in on his skill as the lone spinner especially since West Indies are often playing four fast bowlers.
“I’ve been doing it for quite a bit now every time we play four quicks I’m the man to do the spin bowling so yes I am quite confident from when I first started my bowling to now. I’ve worked on my control, still not where I want it to be and understanding my role as I go on in my career and it is getting easier for me,” he stated.
With the bat, Chase expressed his disappointment at not scoring a century in the series but felt he was in good form.
“I felt good at the crease, was in good nick and was moving well. I thought that in the first game, that was the game to get it, the conditions were what we are used to, very sunny not too cold the ball wasn’t doing much but I found I got out soft in the first innings to Jimmy Anderson LBW [leg before wicket] and got caught on the crease but I thought that was the innings for me to get that hundred. After that it was pretty tough coming back in Manchester where it is pretty cold and the ball nipping around a bit. I still thought I had it in me to really get that big score but it didn’t really work out,” he noted.
Chase took pleasure in his exceptional form when playing against England, highlighting “I’ll just say that the England team when you do well you get a lot of credit in the cricketing world and that in itself is an incentive to do well when you come out against them.”
