da prosport bet： One of the few Barbadians who have experienced conditions in Zimbabweexpects some West Indian batsmen to struggle on the forthcoming tourof the African nation
da premier bet： Haydn Gill15-Jun-2001One of the few Barbadians who have experienced conditions in Zimbabweexpects some West Indian batsmen to struggle on the forthcoming tourof the African nation.Tony King, manager of the West Indies B team which toured Zimbabwe in1986, is even surprised that regional authorities agreed to visitZimbabwe at this time of the year.This is the winter in Zimbabwe and it can get very cold in that partof the world, he told WEEKENDSPORT.I know that conditions usually favour swing bowlers quite heavily intheir summer, so I expect that some of the batting problems our youngplayers have are going to be exposed.Additionally, the Harare Sports Club and the Queen’s Sports Club inBulawayo, venues for the West Indies’ two Tests during their Zimbabwetrip, are located in high altitudes.According to OnlineWeather.com, the average maximum temperature inHarare and Bulawayo during June and July was 21 degrees Celsius,while the average minimum temperature was seven degrees Celsius.Conditions do take some time to get used to and quite frankly, I thinkit is going to take quite a bit of adjustment, King said.I expect the general temperatures to be a little cooler than our guysare accustomed to playing in. I don’t like to prejudge situations toomuch, but I suspect some people are going to struggle a bit, added theformer Barbados batsman.King’s team toured Zimbabwe during the summer months of October andNovember, when he said pitches were bouncy and behaved like Australiansurfaces.West Indies coach Roger Harper, who spent a few days in Zimbabwe twoweeks ago, is more upbeat than King.Once you apply yourself, we can do well, he said.It is winter in Zimbabwe, but it is nowhere near as cold a winter asyou would experience in Europe.During the day, it was very pleasant inthe mid-20s, but early in the mornings and late in the afternoons ittends to be a lot cooler.More grass on pitchesHis information also suggested that the pitches tend to have a lotmore grass than players in the Caribbean were accustomed to. But headded that a glance at the Test scores in Zimbabwe suggested batsmendid well.Mike Worrell, another Barbadian who kept wicket for the West Indies Bon their visit in 1983, believes Carl Hooper’s side would make theadjustment.Most of them have played in England and should be able to cope,Worrell said.I don’t thing is it going to a winter where it is going to be snowing,but it maybe a few pegs down in degrees.
