Devon Smith excited ahead of Windies/England 2nd test

Devon Smith
Devon Smith

West Indies opener Devon Smith is excited and focussed as he prepares for the second Test match against England at the Grenada National Stadium. The 33-year-old left-hander is set to become the first Grenadian to play a Test match on home soil when the game bowls off on Tuesday.

Smith played well in the first Test – with a defiant 65 off 175 balls in over three hours — in the second innings as West Indies showed resilience to earn a draw at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua.

“I’m feeling relaxed and ready as I look forward to Tuesday. I will become the first Grenadian to play a Test match at home so for me this is something special. I will be confident when I walk down the steps to take that first ball and I know the people here will back me and the entire West Indies team,” Smith said. “This will be a dream for me. My entire family will be here to support me. I grew up dreaming of playing for the West Indies, and to play a Test match in Grenada is something I will remember for a very long time.”

Three other Grenadians have represented the West Indies in Test cricket — wicket-keeper Junior Murray; Rawl Lewis, the leg-spinnng allrounder; and fast bowler Nelon Pascal.

Smith’s Sunday afternoon interview with members of the media can be heard below.

https://soundcloud.com/windiescricket/wicb-media-wivseng-2015-04-19-devon-smithmp3

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1 Comment

  1. Tou twelle
    April 20, 2015

    It is always the ambition of a Test Cricketer or aspiring test cricketer to play before his home crowd. Devon said it all in his recent interview, he does not have the pressure of staying on the team as before, so now he is free to do his thing. I hope with his friends and family around him he can play, make a big century and help West Indies win England and make the English administrators grovel. GOOD LUCK to Devon and the West Indies.

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