Murray- T&T success causing envy

TRINIDAD and Tobago board president, Deryck Murray claims the recent success experienced by TT cricket has created a sense of jealousy among regional nations.

He said this was emphasised by the fact that when Trinidadian Daren Ganga was made captain of the West Indies team it was done almost reluctantly.

“When Daren Ganga was made captain of the West Indies team it was almost done in a way that was begrudging,” Murray said as he delivered the feature address at the TTCB’s Central Zone’s presentation function in Chaguanas.

“In a way, that shows how strong TT cricket is because we understand there will be jealousy and we understand that there is always a reluctance in the Caribbean to accept what is good or what is better that something someone else is doing.” Murray, a former West Indies player, praised his board’s development programmes saying that the other territories needed to look at what was happening in Trinidad and model their development plan along similar lines.

“We have done very well over the past few years due to our cricket development programmes and other regional boards must look at our programmes for their betterment,” said the 64- year old who played 62 Tests for the regional side between 1963 and 1980.

“This is the only way that our cricket can get back to the top, where it was for so long. I am very happy with the way we have progressed in Trinidad and Tobago but we cannot get complacent.

“We must continue to develop and keep with the times in order to keep ahead of the competition.”

T&T Newsday