Corey Hill has suggested that Clarence Parfitt allowed his grudge against Bermuda Cricket Board to colour his view of the game on the Island.In a scathing attack on Bermuda cricket, which was published in The Royal Gazette last week, Parfitt said all the bowling on the Island was rubbish and registered his dismay at the ‘weak’ cricket he saw in the Eastern County Cup match between Cleveland and Bailey’s Bay earlier this month.Hill though has jumped to the defence of those who took part in the match, calling Parfitt’s comments ‘a slap in the face’ and questioned how the cricketing great felt able to comment when he ‘spent most his time in the pavilion’.“I would like to recognise the great accomplishments of Mr Parfitt as he has done some amazing things with the ball, only, that I have read and heard about quite often,” said Hill.“Notwithstanding, I agree with some of the points he raised as it relates to the discipline and commitment of certain players. But, for someone of his stature to come in the paper and say what he saw in the Eastern Counties was weak and rubbish, is a slap in the face to both teams who, in all honesty, put on a good performance for all in attendance.“Rodney Trott in particular considered his innings one of his best, Lateef Trott, who is a colt, bowled with tremendous accuracy. Sinclair Smith, another colt, was outstanding behind the stumps, and Damali Bell showed a lot of promise with bat and ball. Not to mention Allan Douglas Jnr, who was simply blazing.“He never mentioned any of these things, but I guess he didn’t see because he spent most of his time behind me, in the pavilion, talking to another former player about all the negative things that he saw.“Listening to him talk it was very obvious that Mr Parfitt is carrying a grudge for not being appointed head coach by the Bermuda Cricket Board in 1995. But for him to say some of the things I heard him say during the game, then in the paper, was disappointing coming from someone like him.”Hill also questioned whether Parfitt’s achievements in the game were viewed more positively than they might merit, and wondered why no one commented on the weak batting displayed in the St George’s legend’s era.“I have read about several past Cup Matches where teams were being bowled out for under 75 (runs), in both innings,” said Hill. “But you know what people talked about, they talked about how good Parfitt bowled, but never about how weak the batsmen were.“He should be doing the same, by talking about positive things that happened in the game.“That’s why the younger generation react the way they do.“It’s too many of the older generation dwelling on the negative in our society,” added Hill.“Let’s face it, its not the 60s and 70s, these kids are fighting for their lives, so they need to be encouraged when they are doing positive things because they could be sitting on the wall like their mates.“At least we know the –22 players he saw at County are trying to be positive, they may not be Parfitt or Champ Hunt, but they are human.”