Jeremy Blackmore on a cricketer with a unique background who is hoping to use his profile to help others

Northamptonshire batter Emilio Gay knows all about the power of inspiring young players after a meeting with his hero, West Indies superstar Dwayne Bravo, fuelled his cricketing passions as a teenager.
Bravo took time out from preparations for the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean to sign a shirt for an awestruck Gay and it is a memory that has stayed with the 24-year-old ever since.
Now Gay, whose father’s family are Grenadian, is hoping he can in turn help inspire a new generation of Bla...