West Indies cricket 2013 in review
West Indies started of the year 6 test wins in a row ..a sign of promise.
In seven Tests, they lost by an innings three times
ODI record 24 matches ....winning 9, losing 16..
T20....3 wins 2 losses
Lets look at the team players and Coach ..
The Darren Sammy-Ottis Gibson captain-coach combination that committed cricket from players in 2012, did not do the same in 2013.
Darren Bravo's departure for "personal reasons" still unexplained.
Comments about a lack of team unity by his brother, ODI skipper Dwayne, when he joined the tour, pointed to a team in crisis.
Sammy,Gibson combo in many respects, sounded like two men who had reached their limits.
Chanderpaul, now past 11,000 Test runs, maintained his level of performance,
Sunil Narine in ODIs and T20s. A six-wicket haul in his only Test of the year .
Darren Bravo in the ODIs, one century and six fifties.
His double-century in the Dunedin Test was the highlight of his Test match run
However, two failures followed in Wellington.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Denesh Ramdin century under pressure in the final
Test against New Zealand had a healthy average of 45.55 for the year.
Three centuries in the last 18 months .
Test and one-day formats Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels.
Gayle averaged 19-plus in an ODI season, and in the four Tests he played before a
hamstring injury curtailed his year, he averaged 40.
His quick exits put extra pressure on - Powell in the Tests, Johnson Charles in the
ODIs, and Darren Bravo in both formats.
Samuels, so outstanding for his focus in 2012, had an eye injury. He did not seem to
have the same resolve as in 2012.A chronic wrist problem, an he left the New Zealand tour
ahead of the limited-overs series. he is almost 33 years old.
The motivation he seemed to lack in 2013 will it return in 2014?.
Shane Shillingford's offspin; and subsequent suspension from international cricket.
Roach and Ravi Rampaul, could not stay fit enough to share the new ball
Rampaul was either unavailable because of injury
Roach managed just the two Tests against Zimbabwe
Pollard started strongly in the ODI series in Australia, but faded before injury ended his season .
His made six scores of 0 in 17 one-day innings.
Andre Russell's played only four ODIs and three T20s all year.
Dwayne Bravo tried to bring enthusiasm to the one-day captaincy, but problems getting runs.
Sammy's allrounder's spot remained under scrutiny, lack of runs and wickets.
Introduced fast bowler Shannon Gabriel on the 2012 tour of England, a back injury.
Promising effort against Zimbabwe in two Tests, he was out of the side for the
final Test against New Zealand.
Kieran Powell, the Nevisian opener who had put together three centuries in 2012 , in
2013, ending it averaging an unsatisfactory 20.00.
The above shows our problems , Can the WICB see them.
