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Last 2 innings over 60 vs Australia down under but not good to play anymore. That was how Denesh Ramdin reacted on Twitter when told that he was not in the frame for selection for the forthcoming Test series against India. The scores he was referring to were in the second innings of the Boxing Day Test against Australia in Melbourne last year, when he scored 59, and the first innings of the next Test in Sydney, when he made 62. While those were meaty contributions, Ramdin might have found the reason for his sacking had he gone back a little further than just his last two Test innings.In his previous 15 Test innings before that 59 at the MCG, Ramdin had made 201 runs at an average of 13.40. His highest during that period was 31, against England in St Georges, in the first of those 15 innings. He didnt touch 30 in his last 14 innings, and was dismissed for a duck in the first innings of that Melbourne Test. His 59 in the second innings came with little at stake, as West Indies were already hurtling towards certain defeat.There arent too many complaints about Ramdins glovework, but his batting stats have consistently failed to match up to his potential over a Test career that is now more than a decade long. His career average, after 74 Tests, is 25.87, which seems way below par given how he had shaped up in his first two series. In tough conditions in Sri Lanka and Australia, Ramdin showed fine defensive technique, put a price on his wicket, and averaged 65 balls per dismissal. Add to that his top-class glovework, and Ramdin, barely 20 then, seemed set for a long and distinguished international career.A decade later, its clear that his career has been a long one, but its also hard to suppress the impression that he hasnt achieved all that he could have. The glovework has generally been pretty good, but in the last couple of years his batting has clearly fallen away. Since the beginning of 2014, the average has dropped to 22.10, with only four half-centuries - and a highest of 62 - in 31 innings. This slump has been particularly disappointing because the two years preceding 2014 had been his best as a Test batsman: in 14 Tests in 2012 and 2013 he averaged 44.29, with three hundreds - all overseas - in 22 innings. Ramdins batting average of 22.10 is tenth among 11 wicketkeeper-batsmen who have played at least 12 innings in Tests since the start of 2014. The only player with a poorer average is Brad Haddin, who had a wretched 18 months in Tests before retiring last year.On the other hand, the wicketkeepers from the two teams currently doing battle in England have been exceptional with the bat recently. Englands Jonny Bairstow has been on a tear, scoring three centuries - all 140-plus - in his last nine innings, and averaging more than 67 since the start of 2014, while Pakistans Sarfraz Ahmed has 10 fifty-plus scores from 29 innings, and an exceptional average of 60.35. Apart from getting lots of runs, both Bairstow and Sarfraz have also been perfect in batting with the lower order: Bairstow has a strike rate of 65, and Sarfraz 76, and their ability to score quickly has allowed their teams to add vital runs down the order.New Zealands BJ Watling, on the other hand, has shown the ability to knuckle down and bat long periods, averaging 37 at a strike rate of 40, which means he bats 91 deliveries per dismissal, allowing other strokeplayers to flourish around him. Ramdin, however, has done neither, and his tendency to play loose shots fairly early in his innings has helped neither his teams cause nor his own. Ramdins supporters have raised the question regarding his replacement: is there a better wicketkeeper-batsman in West Indies first-class set-up who has performed consistently and can replace Ramdin? Going by numbers from the last two domestic seasons in the West Indies, the one player who stands out is Shane Dowrich, who has named in the Test squad to keep wicket. In 16 matches in the regional four-day tournament over the last two seasons, Dowrich has scored 843 runs at an average of 49.58, with two hundreds and four fifties. In the 2014-15 season, he averaged 51.25 from ten games, and in 2015-16 he played six matches as wicketkeeper, at an average of 45.60. (In one match he didnt keep wicket; his overall average for the season was 38.83.)Given his recent form with the bat, there is reason to back him. He is only 24, which means if he grabs his chance he could be a long-term prospect for West Indies. On Test debut against Australia last year, Dowrich batted at No. 4 and scored 70 against an attack that included the two Mitchells - Johnson and Starc - plus Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon, in a match in which only one other West Indian batsman topped 40 across both innings.Moreover, Dowrich has been around for a while now, having made his first-class debut in 2010, and has played 52 first-class games at an average of 36.80. In 48 of those 52 matches he has kept wicket, and has averaged a healthy 38.46 in those games. Given that Ramdin is only 31, though, there is yet time for him to work on his batting to force his way back in the team through runs in domestic cricket. His ODI form in these last two-and-a-half years has been pretty good: 966 runs from 31 innings at 35.77, and a strike rate of 88.78. In 2014, he made 516 runs from 11 ODI innings including two hundreds, while in Tests that year he managed only 222 runs in ten innings. The ability is still there, but clearly West Indies need more from him as a batsman, especially given the fact that their top six isnt the strongest going around. There is plenty of incentive for Ramdin to try and regain his spot: his Test tally of 2898 is 102 runs short of the 3000-mark, and 248 short of Jeff Dujons tally of 3146, which is the highest by any West Indian wicketkeeper. The career average may never get as high as Dujons 31.46, but if he goes past Dujons aggregate and pushes that average close to 30 by the time he retires, Ramdin would have done fairly well in his last stint.To start with, though, he needs to go back to domestic cricket, score plenty of runs, and prove that he deserves another chance.Air Jordan Baratas España . But by the time the game started, the Toronto Raptors forward felt even worse. And, for three quarters, it showed as Gay shot a woeful three-for-13 from the field. Zapatillas Nike Baratas España . 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Just last week in California, three varsity high school football players were charged in a separate incident.Breaking the cycle is difficult, but Philomath is tackling the issue head on.The school district is paying attention to both what happened and what could prevent this from happening again, Superintendent Melissa Goff told The Associated Press. Were paying very close attention to the mental health needs of our students and how we, as a community, can pull together.Philomath is a small, sleepy town. Traffic barrels past shuttered businesses on Main Street, a highway heading into the Coastal Range to the west. Corvallis, home to Oregon State University, lies 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) to the east.The town formed around Philomath College, which existed from 1865 to 1929. Its name is Greek for lover of learning.Philomath has little in the way of entertainment, and several people said the loss of the football season will be a blow.Its a little bitty town, and theres not much else to do, so there was usually a pretty big turnout there, said Rhonda Lewis, a waitress at the C D & J Cafe, on Main Street. I dont know whats going to happen now.Pastors representing seven churches have made themselves available to listen, pray for and offer counseling to local students, parents and school district personnel, said Jim Hall, senior pastor of Living Faith Community Church. Theyve had conversations with a broad spectrum of townspeople, Hall said.The school district contracted an independent investigator, Goff said. That probe is ongoing. The Oregon State Police also investigated, because the incident happened at a state-owned camp.Benton County District Attorney John Haroldson said 11 freshman players had intimate parts of their bodies targeted during an initiation.In court Thursday, one of six upperclassmen charged with misdemeanors pleaded guilty to harassment. As part of his sentence, he wwill speak out against hazing and stand up for the victims.ddddddddddddHaroldson, who advocated for the term, said victims are being blamed for the football seasons cancellation and some students expulsions, and instead should be recognized for their courage.The hazing existed for years, instilled as part of the institution, and had gotten worse, Haroldson said.The coaches didnt stop it, he told Circuit Court Judge Locke A. Williams. They chose not to stop it or couldnt stop it.The judge noted hazing isnt isolated to Philomath and said there must be an understanding that this is a practice that cannot continue.A 22-year-old volunteer assistant coach stands charged in the county where the hazing occurred. All the coaches are on leave, Goff said.The decision was made to cancel the varsity season after other athletes and coaches evaluated the readiness of eligible players. The junior varsity season remains on track.Brittany Dryden, manager of Wilsons NAPA Auto Parts store, feels the cancellation is a little harsh.I understand people make mistakes ... but I dont see why we have to punish the whole football team, and punish other people that werent involved, had nothing to do with it, Dryden said. Its just not fair to those kids.Goff has a rebuttal: High school football in Philomath is important, but it is not as important as our kids.Hazing might be part of human nature, and it definitely goes back to ancient Greece and Rome, said Susan Lipkins, a psychologist and an expert on hazing.Victims take the experience to college and the military, primed to be hazed again and again, Lipkins said in a telephone interview from Port Washington, New York.Over time, they often become perpetrators, feeling they have the right to do unto others what was done to them, Lipkins said.Ending the cycle requires breaking the silence.Philomath seems to be handling its case right so far, Lipkins said. To prevent hazing, schools must encourage victims to come forward, using clearly established methods like the internet and even reporting abuse anonymously so they arent labeled wimps.But few high schools and colleges follow through on promises to eliminate hazing, Lipkins noted.They react, she said. They dont prepare for it and dont have a system in place in any meaningful way.---Follow Andrew Selsky on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/andrewselsky ' ' '