PREPARATION, PLANNING AND professionalism took pride of place in Barbados’ capture of the WICB Regional Super50 One-Day cricket title.
Barbados Pride overcame early hiccups when they batted to post a challenging total of 271 for nine before dismissing Jamaica for 212 to win Saturday’s final at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua by 59 runs.
The players returned home yesterday to a VIP reception at the Grantley Adams International Airport where they were met by dignitaries headed by Minister of Sport Stephen Lashley, along with Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) officials, and representatives of the sponsors, ICBL.
Manager Wendell Coppin, in revealing a few secrets behind the success, praised team analyst Gary Belle for the work he did behind the scenes in providing information on both the Pride players and the opposition.
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