Bailey’s Bay Cricket Club (BBCC) have taken huge steps to invest heavily in player development.Thanks to club sponsors Red Laser and CableVision, the Eastern Counties champions are sending six players to Oxfordshire, England where they will undergo intensive batting and bowling training at the Gary Palmer Cricket Academy.Among the players who departed for the UK last night for the week-long exercise are Bay skipper Stephen Outerbridge, Irving Romaine, Sinclair Smith and Under-14 trio Jomei Lindo-Bean, Azendae Furbert and Moquille Walker.Despite their tender ages, Bean, Furbert and Walker have already tasted senior cricket and are considered among the club’s top future prospects.Bay forged ties with the Gary Palmer Cricket Academy through promising club player Jordan Smith who previousy attended the academy.“Gary Palmer runs a very highly successfull cricket academy and has many years of experience,” said Bay assistant secretary Sukoji Somner. “Bailey’s Bay hopes to make this an annual trip for their players who show they are serious about the game of cricket.“We want to see our players and teams excel and therefore we are making every effort to assist our players in reaching their full potential, especially our youth.”Bay assistant senior coach and youth cricket programme coordinator Romaine is delighted to see his club’s youth players afforded the chance to broaden their cricket horizons.“We view this as a stepping stone for our youngsters to have an opportunity to see crickety on a bigger level,” he said. “This experience will show them exactly what it takes to become a professional sportsman which will be a big stepping stone in their life.”For seasoned players Romaine and Outerbridge the mission to England will be two-fold.“Stephen and I will do some batting practice and stuff but we also want to see how Gary Palmer runs his academy because our goal at Bay is to have our own academy,” Romaine said.“We are taking pictures of our infrastructure and he (Palmer) is going to give us advice on what we can do to make Bailey’s Bay a better establishment for our juniors.“We are on a mission to do big things for the youth as well as the seniors at Bay and sometimes you have to do things on your own to try and improve.”