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Haydn Gill28-Nov-2001At 4 p.m. yesterday, Ryan Hinds received a telephone call atQueen’s Park while he was in the middle of a trainingsession.On the line was the Barbados Cricket Association’sadministrative assistant with the news that he was called upby the senior West Indies selectors for the first time.To be honest I was surprised, but yet I feel very honouredto be selected to represent the West Indies at the seniorlevel, Hinds told NATIONSPORT during a short break from hisspell in the nets.Hinds’ diehard supporters from his Holder’s Hill hometownwill probably feel the telephone call was 12 months toolate.The 20-year-old all-rounder, however, was modest enough toadmit that nothing comes before its time. And come Fridaymorning, he leaves the Caribbean with Barbadian CoreyCollymore as additions to the West Indies squad for atriangular One-Day International series in Sri Lanka thatalso involves Zimbabwe.The 23-year-old Collymore, dropped by Barbados during lastmonth’s Red Stripe Bowl, gets the chance to revive hischequered international career which was halted after a Man-Of-The-match performance in the Coca Cola Internationalfinal against India in Zimbabwe in June.Hinds and Collymore are to take the places of Jamaicanopener Leon Garrick and Guyanese fast bowler Colin Stuart,who will return home after the end of the current Testseries in which the West Indies are trailing 2-0.`It’s my chance’This is my opportunity to produce, Hinds said.Nothing happens before its time. I can only take theopportunity when it arises.I just want to be positive in whatever I am doing.Hinds’ selection comes after three seasons in which he hasshown improvement since his debut for Barbados in the 1998Red Stripe Bowl.A former West Indies youth captain and West Indies A teamselectee, the left-handed Hinds has scored 901 runs (ave.25.02) in 25 first-class matches.He was also one of Barbados’ most consistent performers inthe recent Red Stripe Bowl in which he hit half-centuries inthe semifinal and final on the way to a tournament averageof 72.50.His left-arm spin, which was delivered at 3.63 runs an over,also earned him the distinction of capturing a regionalfirst-class match haul of 15 wickets in a Busta Cup contestagainst the Leewards Islands earlier this year.My goals are to be consistent in whatever I am doing,whether it be batting or bowling and hopefully we will winthe One-Day series, said Hinds, who is the first graduate ofthe Shell Cricket Academy of St George’s University toreceive a call-up to a senior West Indies team.I’ve been working very hard before, during and after theacademy.There is one downside to Hinds’ selection: he has to partcompany with his daughter Satera, who was born on October10.Of course, I will miss her.