Cameron: Only the best for Windies
Published:Wednesday | September 26, 2018 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer
President of Cricket West Indies (CWI), Dave Cameron, said his organisation will be seeking the best individual to replace Stuart Law as head coach of the regional team, pointing out that at temporary solution will be examined with the aim of ensuring a smooth transitional period.
Law announced that he will be stepping down from his post at the end of the year, just ahead of the Cricket World Cup, which takes place in England and Wales next year.
Cameron told The Gleaner that the most suitable candidate will be given the job once the interview process is completed.
"We will be looking for the best available coach that fits with our culture going forward," said Cameron. "We have a couple more months with him (Law), so hopefully, we will get somebody in the interim to understudy him and try and have a seamless transition."
The Australian-born Law will continue in his role for the upcoming away series against India and Bangladesh and will leave to join Middlesex CCC in the new year.
The 49-year took over as head coach in February 2017 and leaves the position after guiding the Test team to series wins against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh and the One Day International team through the ICC World Cup Qualifiers and into the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
He also oversaw the first Windies Test match win in England for 17 years with a five-wicket win at Headingley in 2017.
However, Law's stewardship also brought a number of failures. Those Test match victories over Zimbabwe and Bangladesh were the team's only wins in six Test series while the Windies also failed to win in any of the eight One Day International series he led.
Nevertheless, Cameron believes that Law did a great job for the Windies since his appointment two years ago.
"He (Law) has brought a lot to Windies cricket, but we have now implemented a very intricate fitness culture, and that is also playing on our performances in the new PCL (Professional Cricket League), which was introduced four years ago," he noted in an interview earlier this week.