Head coach of the West Indies Women, Courtney Walsh has spotted some encouraging signs after the A-team series between the Caribbean side and Pakistan Women A ended earlier this week.
Speaking at the end of the series 0-3 defeat, Walsh said he believes that as a coach it was pleasing to see something that they have dreamt of come through and was grateful that Pakistan agreed to tour.
He based his satisfaction on the fact that the pool had become wider and from a coaching perspective it offered a lot more to see from where the player was as compared to a net session.
Walsh namedropped a few players who had caught his attention during the series but admitted it would be difficult to predict who will become a stalwart in the years to come.
“It is going to be difficult to predict from now but someone like a Rashada Williams who came into the camp for the first time found herself playing in the senior team is good signs of encouragement,” he said.
“Young Zaida James who’s 16-years-old, [Jannillea] Glasgow definitely has a future and seeing Mandy [Mangru] for the first time as well,” he said
“It was the first time they played together as a team so it was good to get them out and playing so it was a first chance for the coaches to see them and see what they were doing and went about it and it was the first time they played cricket in a while so it was pleasing to see the way they went about it and the work they put in. it’s a learning process, a learning curve…we had a lot of debutants” he added. Walsh revealed that he was happy with the players as they showed improvement and they were learning as the series progressed but ultimately, it was the exposure that was welcomed.
While there were signs of improvement, there were still areas that the ladies need to work on and the head coach was delighted that the series provided an opportunity to give the women some cricket after a lengthy time beyond the boundary ropes.
