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The captain has today addressed to the media that James Ankers has left the club after a 2 year association.In a press conference, he released a statement,'Today is a very sad day for Oceans CC.An important member of our promotion winning team has decided to begin a new adventure with an upcoming team from the 5th division.James was a very liked member of our squad and gave his all in every game. We will miss him a lot and wish him all the best for the future'.
Later on i spoke candidly to the captain about the loss.'Its upsetting, but life goes on.He always displayed a very good attitude both on and off the field.He was very pleasant over the phone in telling me that he was leaving and however much I tried to keep him, his mind was made up.
The team he is joining are fortunate in that he is a team man.He has a lot of quality and has been bowling great in the nets.He will definitely be a great addition to them'.
The captain was also asked whether there could be a possible reunion,'Yeah ofcourse there is.The door is always open to James if he ever wants to come back.I have let him know this and he is well aware.We have to just soldier on.Losing one player is a blow,but im looking to recruit a few more players in the next couple of weeks'.We need to add depth to our team but they must be better than the players that we have got'.
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