Published: Dec 14, 2016, 05:22 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 14, 2016, 05:22 PM (IST)
Barbados: Travis Dowlin, the former West Indies cricketer, has been added to the selection panel of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). Dowlin will begin official duties from January 1. The 39-year-old hails from Guyana and represented them from 1997 to 2011, including as a captain in the 2009 season. In his career, he played 85 first-class matches, scoring 4,013 runs. The right-handed batsman’s international career lasted one year, during which he played six Tests, 11 ODIs, and two T20Is. He scored one ODI century and three Test fifties during his short stint as an international cricketer. Dowlin has been a cricket analyst for the past three years, at both regional and international levels and has done radio commentary for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and regional matches held in Guyana.
He was also selected as a member of the radio commentary panel for the final leg of the recently concluded Tri-Series held in the West Indies. He currently attends University of Guyana where he is pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications. He already holds a Diploma in Communications. Dowlin joins Courtney Browne – Chairman, Eldine Baptiste and Lockhart Sebastien to complete the panel. Earlier, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has paid glowing tributes to legendary former skipper Clive Lloyd for his 50 years of service to the game, reports IANS.
Lloyd made his entry into international cricket on December 13, 1966 in his first Test against India at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, reports CMC. WICB President Dave Cameron has hailed Lloyd as a true pioneer and a man of vision as well as an outstanding ambassador and one of the game’s greatest leaders, added IANS.
