Anthony Foster, Freelance Writer

West Indies opener Chris Gayle (centre) bats the ball to youngsters during a fielding practice session at the Digicel Cricket Coaching Clinic at Kensington yesterday. The clinic is the third of six that are being held in different territories across the region. - Junior Dowie/Staff Photographer

Some 42 youngsters from across Jamaica turned out at Kensington Park yesterday for Jamaica's leg of the Digicel Cricket Coaching Clinic.

Past and present West Indies players are conducting the coaching sessions, with Kenny Benjamin and Keith Arthurton serving as the head coaches and the legendary Windies spinner Lance Gibbs also assisting. Jamaica and West Indies opener Chris Gayle and wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin are also chipping in.

When The Gleaner visited the park yesterday morning, the young players, aged 15 and under, were being put through a number of different routines.

Ramdin had one set doing slip-catching practice, Benjamin's group was doing outfielding and returning to the keeper, while Arthurton and Gayle's groups were practising ground fielding.

Jamaica Cricket Association Operation Officer, Brian Breese, whose responsibility is for cricket development, was also in attendance.

He said: "So far it looks good."

Breese also appeared more pleased that all the coaches who were designated to be part of the clinic actually arrived.

"We are well pleased," he continued. "I think after the three days are finished it would be a welcome boost to our Under-15 programme, which we had already started to work on."

The clinic is slated to end tomorrow and will be we followed by others in Antigua, St. Vincent and Guyana.

Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago hosted the first two clinics.