Dillon willing to help Red Force

FORMER national and West Indies fast bowler Mervyn Dillon is willing to help TT cricket, if called upon.

The 44-year-old, who resides in Texas, USA was back in Trinidad recently after the death of his father Hamilton.

Dillon said he could be returning home for good in the near future.

“I’m looking at options. I might be looking to return home,” he said.

Dillon said he is open to playing a role in the revival of TT cricket. The Red Force has not been a force in the four-day game for quite a while and failed to reach the finals in the last three regional one-day competitions.

“Once (the TT Cricket Board or clubs) need me (I will assist). You know how things go, but if required I’m more than willing.”

The TT Red Force began their 2018-2019 West Indies Championship campaign with a 76-run loss to the Windward Islands Volcanoes last fortnight. But Dillon sees hope in the immediate future of TT cricket.

“I like to look at the glass half-full,” he said. “When you look at the talent that we have around, hopefully the (TT Cricket) Board situation gets sorted out (because) too many people want to do the same thing. We want Trinidad cricket and West Indies cricket to do well, it’s just that we have to learn to work together.”

Dillon’s former WI captain Jimmy Adams is the director of cricket for Cricket West Indies, but the veteran of 38 Tests (from 1997-2004) believes one man alone can't make a difference.

“When you look at the structure of (Cricket West Indies), I don’t think any one individual could be charged with (getting things right). Jimmy is a true student of the game (but) I’ve seen lots of presidents come and go and it doesn’t seem to change.”

Dillon also touched on the international retirement of former teammate Dwayne Bravo in October.

According to Dillon, “If I had spoken to him, I would have advised him against it. Having said that, I know Dwayne to be a very intelligent person and I suppose he made the decision what he felt was the best thing for him at that time and I support him.

“It’s been an amazing career and very few people have entertained us as much as he had. We just have to wish him all the best.”