Shane Shillingford, the West Indies offspinner, will return to first-class cricket on Friday after undergoing remedial work on his action following his suspension from international cricket in December.
Shillingford was reported for a suspect action during the second Test against India, in Mumbai, during November and following analysis in Perth both his regular offspin delivery and his doosra were found to breach the 15-degree limit laid down by the ICC. It was the second time he had been suspended due to an illegal action.
The findings came out during the Test series against New Zealand and Shillingford then returned to the Caribbean. Since then he has been working in Barbados alongside Vasbert Drakes, the former West Indies pace bowler, to find a solution to his problems and is now confident of the outcome ahead of playing for Windward Islands.
He has had follow-up Tests at the University of Western Australia, which took place on March 4, and the results of those are awaited before Shillingford can be cleared for a return to international level.
"Obviously, I am extremely happy that I will be playing this weekend," Shillingford said. "I have put in a lot of hard work over the past few months.
"It was a bit tough at first, but once the coaches told me what I had to do, I went straight to work. I just had to be really patient and I worked really hard."
"I am happy for the advice that I have received from the coaches, especially Vasbert, and I must also thank everyone for the support they have given me during this period."
Richard Pybus, West Indies' director of cricket, said: "It's great to have Shane playing first-class cricket again and I'm sure Windwards are delighted to have him back We look forward to getting the results of his re-test in Perth, so that he can re-start his international career."
West Indies' next Test cricket will come around May or June when New Zealand are due to visit the Caribbean.
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