Sammy named in St Lucia training squad for Windward Islands championship

CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — West Indies Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy heads a list of 34 players called up by national selectors here to prepare for next month's Windward Islands senior two-day championship.

Sammy is a member of the West Indies one-day team which left the Caribbean Saturday for India for a five-match tour, which also includes one Twenty20 International, and which runs from

October 8-22.

The Windward Islands championship runs from October 30 to November 5 here.

Johnson Charles, who has represented the West Indies in T20 and One-Day International formats, along with orthodox left-arm spinner Garey Mathurin, who has represented the Windies in T20Is, have also been named.

Also included are a number of players who have represented the Windward Islands in different formats of the game like Dalton Polius, Keddy Lesporis, Sergio Fedee, and Craig Emmanuel.

Central Castries' opening batsman Stephen Naitram, who scored four centuries in this year's Division One competition, has also been called up.

Meanwhile, left-arm, orthodox spinner Marlon O'Brien has earned a recall following a three-year lay-off from national cricket. He had a consistent and successful season with the ball that helped the defending champions Central Castries into their second straight final.