Twelve of the Caribbean’s emerging fast bowlers are being put through their paces in Antigua as Cricket West Indies looks to strengthen its pipeline of pace talent for the future.

The players are taking part in a High-Performance Fast Bowling Assessment Camp being held from June 1 to 11 at the Coolidge Cricket Ground.

The camp is designed to identify and evaluate promising fast bowlers across both red-ball and white-ball cricket, with assessments focusing on speed, technique, skill execution, physical fitness, tactical awareness and problem-solving ability.

Leading the programme is former West Indies fast bowler Ottis Gibson, who was recently appointed CWI’s Fast Bowling Consultant.

He is being assisted by former West Indies pacer Jerome Taylor.Gibson said the camp is focused on helping the next generation of fast bowlers maximise their potential.

“I’m excited and honoured to be working with this developing generation of fast bowlers across the region. The main objective is to enhance and maximise the potential of the players we have, which will ultimately benefit West Indies cricket in the long run,” he said.

Gibson added that he has been encouraged by the talent he has seen so far.

“There are several promising players who stand out in terms of their physicality, height and strength. What they now need is the capacity, determination and desire to consistently bowl fast,” he said.

Among those selected for the camp are Anderson Phillip and Joshua James from the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, alongside representatives from Jamaica, Barbados, Guyana, the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands and the West Indies Academy.

CWI High Performance Manager Dwain Gill described the camp as an important part of the organisation’s long-term development strategy.

“This camp is a strategic component of our wider High-Performance strategy to strengthen the regional fast bowling pipeline and ensure we continue building depth across all formats of the game,” Gill said.

The initiative forms part of CWI’s broader efforts to develop a sustainable pool of fast bowlers capable of competing at the highest level across all formats of international cricket.