Former Barbados cricketer Shirley Clarke has taken a major step in his coaching career after he was recently appointed as the new head coach of the Windward Islands Volcanoes franchise for a one-year period starting July 2021.The 44-year-old Clarke who has been coaching for two decades received a vote of confidence from the Windward Islands Cricket Board (WICB) as the right man for the job.Clarke said it felt good to be given this wonderful opportunity and that he was definitely looking forward to the challenge of coaching a regional franchise for the first time.