Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Welcome back Morton
When Runako Morton concocted the story of a dead grandmother as a pretext to leave the ICC tournament in Sri lanka in 2002 it appeared to be curtains for his promising careeer.The WICB realising that they were at the receiving end of a hoax then imposed a one year ban from all cricket under its auspices.
It was yet another blemish on a career that had its share of disciplinary problems starting with his expulsion from the St Georges Academy.The details of his 2001 expulsion were not given but it was rumoured that he first turned up late at the academy following his wedding and then went home to Nevis without permission to visit his wife.Subsequently, he was one of those along with Best and Benn who were fined for misconduct on the 2002 A team tour of England.
During his absence from cricket Morton was offered psychological counsel by Dr Linda Banks and was cleared to play in the 2003 RSB even though the psychologist thought he needed more work.Morton,no doubt would have been looking forward to the 2004 Carib Cup series to restart his FC career.However,controversy was to follow him again when news broke that he had stabbed a family member following an altercation.He was then left out of the Leewards squad named for that year's tournament due to an unfavourable report given by his doctor who had continued his evaluation during the RSB tournament.
Morton,who moved to Trinidad earlier this year has started this year's OD tournament with a bang.To him goes the honour of recording the tournament's first century,a fighting 101* that was instrumental in bringing the Leewards to within 20 runs of Jamaica's 245.His talent has never been in doubt but it is his infractions that have continously derailed him and stalled what appeared at one time to be a certain test cap.
The ball is now in his court to sort out his problems and build on a FC career that has seen him score 1736 runs including 3 hundreds and 13 fifties in 34 games at an average of 33.38.A continued good showing in this year's OD tournament and next year's Carib Cup can only help his cause if he wants the selectors to once more take note of him.
Over to you,Mr Morton.
It was yet another blemish on a career that had its share of disciplinary problems starting with his expulsion from the St Georges Academy.The details of his 2001 expulsion were not given but it was rumoured that he first turned up late at the academy following his wedding and then went home to Nevis without permission to visit his wife.Subsequently, he was one of those along with Best and Benn who were fined for misconduct on the 2002 A team tour of England.
During his absence from cricket Morton was offered psychological counsel by Dr Linda Banks and was cleared to play in the 2003 RSB even though the psychologist thought he needed more work.Morton,no doubt would have been looking forward to the 2004 Carib Cup series to restart his FC career.However,controversy was to follow him again when news broke that he had stabbed a family member following an altercation.He was then left out of the Leewards squad named for that year's tournament due to an unfavourable report given by his doctor who had continued his evaluation during the RSB tournament.
Morton,who moved to Trinidad earlier this year has started this year's OD tournament with a bang.To him goes the honour of recording the tournament's first century,a fighting 101* that was instrumental in bringing the Leewards to within 20 runs of Jamaica's 245.His talent has never been in doubt but it is his infractions that have continously derailed him and stalled what appeared at one time to be a certain test cap.
The ball is now in his court to sort out his problems and build on a FC career that has seen him score 1736 runs including 3 hundreds and 13 fifties in 34 games at an average of 33.38.A continued good showing in this year's OD tournament and next year's Carib Cup can only help his cause if he wants the selectors to once more take note of him.
Over to you,Mr Morton.
# posted by Abeni @ 7:16 PM 
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thats the man right there. I feel if this guy was to get his head right he has as much if not more talent than the samuels and dwayne smiths and the like who others are promoting.
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