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The Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) has hit out at Dr Rudi Webster for his strong comments over alleged indiscipline of Barbadian students at the Shell Cricket Academy of St George's University.

Webster, director of the Grenada-based academy and a noted sports psychologist, described the Barbadian graduates as among the most indisciplined in a wide-ranging interview on Voice of Barbados (VOB) on September 21.

In a frank exchange of views involving top BCA officials and the Press at the Island Inn Hotel yesterday, BCA president Stephen Alleyne said the board of management discussed fully and viewed very seriously Webster's comments.

"The board of the BCA has written the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), of which the BCA is a member, indicating that it has extreme reservations and concerns about a public statement being made by someone associated with the academy without the courtesy of providing that same information, and more importantly, the details of that information to the BCA," he said.

"The WICB has indicated it has concerns that it will research and investigate the matter and will respond.

"The BCA is awaiting that response before deciding what further needs to be done."

In the VOB interview, Webster, who pioneered the establishment of the academy, also praised Barbadian fast bowler Fidel Edwards.

Edwards, a brother of West Indies pacer Pedro Collins, was described by Webster as one who was "absolutely magnificent" and gave him 100 per cent for attitude, work ethic and discipline.

There were charges of indiscipline among the other five Barbadians and Webster said the Guyanese and Jamaicans were the most disciplined of the 28 students in the May 15 and August 7 programme.

© Barbados Nation