The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket

BCA must unite to achieve goals

Thu, Sep 3, '15

 

Barbados

I LIKEN the running of an institution to that of a relay team.

Teamwork has to be at the forefront to achieve the goals that have been set.

You don’t necessarily need to have equal strength on each leg to succeed but you do need every runner to perform the role he’s been assigned to the best of his ability. The synchronisation of effort could deliver the designated results.

As the just re-elected president of the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) for his fifth term, I believe job number one for Joel Garner is to unite his organisation so that cricket’s best interest will be served.

It won’t happen if the deep divisions that come with elections are allowed to continue and fester like a terminal illness.

Listening to his post-election interview, I got the feeling he is very conscious that there might still be dark shadows which could pose a threat to good and stable governance of the association.

In stating he is prepared to work with anyone, he was also wary of those who would take to the media to leak sensitive and confidential information to the public, which could only serve to damage the image of the organisation even if that type of manoeuvring is intended to undermine a particular individual.
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